Engagement
Choice of a new generation
Now is a pivotal moment for councils to start developing strategies to engage with Generation Z, and in doing so start to rethink the future of local government, says Victoria Evans.
Daring to be bold
The MJ’s series on building a new vision for local government, drawing from the 2007 Lyons Review, continues as Piali Das Gupta looks at how councils can do hard things successfully. 'We should have every confidence in the strength of our offer.'
Call for 'real action' as Government sidelines parks group
A member of the Government’s sidelined parks action group (PAG) has called for ‘real action’ after it was unofficially disbanded.
Sector given role in NHS plan
Local government will join an ‘expert group’ with the voluntary and community sector and care providers to ‘build adult social care capacity’ as part of a new NHS plan.
Whitehall urged to engage more with towns and parishes
Parish councils and principal authorities should agree a ‘duty to consult’ across tiers of local government to boost the levelling up agenda, a report has found.
Whitehall engagement varies across departments, review finds
Government departments that lack regional structures have struggled to engage with place-based initiatives designed to improve service delivery, an ongoing Whitehall review has found.
Putting service users in the driving seat
Ahead of a North East region workshop at the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) Spring Seminar, Ann Workman outlines the two benefits of involving people in shaping their own adult social care services in Stockton-on-Tees.
Be on the front foot for housing rules
With a new Social Housing Regulation Bill expected to become law this summer, Kelsey Walker looks at how local authorities can get ready for the new regime and prepare for performance measurement.
The partnership making Redbridge safer
Cllr Jas Athwal highlights the key findings of an independent Community Crime Commission investigation and sets out how Redbridge LBC is acting on its recommendations.
Local government’s response to Russia’s war on Ukraine
Local government has a crucial role to play in how we as a nation stand by Ukrainians and resist a hybrid war being waged against us all, says Cormac Smith.
Putting Brent’s residents at the heart of climate action
Brent LBC introduced resident-led decision making on how to spend local money to cut carbon emissions. Shazia Hussain explains the thinking behind the trailblazing Participatory Budgeting approach.
Where does place-making fit into post-pandemic life?
Merton LBC has completed its widest-ever engagement programme on what a post-pandemic borough in south London looks like. Council leader Mark Allison and chief executive officer Hannah Doody explain.