Accelerating local government’s transition to net zero with AI-enabled procurement
Muhammad Malik explains how local government can harness AI technologies to streamline the cost of procuring renewable energy without impacting daily operations.
The Brownfield Land Release Fund
21/10/2021 To what extent does this early initiative of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities deliver on the ‘levelling up’ agenda? Lawrence Turner reports. |
Personal Independence Payment for people with mental health problems: Implications for local government
18/10/2021 Richard Machin outlines the findings of a new paper exploring the impact of welfare reform on local government services. |
What do we want to see from the Levelling Up White Paper?
15/10/2021 Zo Hoida discusses recent claims from the National Infrastructure Commission that the government’s ‘levelling up’ plan will fail. |
How the 15-minute concept is key to tackling the climate crisis
14/10/2021 The concept of a 15-minute city, where everything you need is just a quarter of an hour away, could now be evolving into the ‘15-minute neighbourhood’. Dr Jose Hernandez? explains why. |
Lessons from Kerslake can help councils avoid surge in homelessness
13/10/2021 John Glenton calls on the Government to reinstate the £1.6bn ring-fenced budget for housing-related support |
Are we missing a trick? How Brownfield can unlock levelling up
06/10/2021 Matthew Farrow outlines a series of proposals to encourage brownfield development |
Planning for a carbon zero fleet
04/10/2021 Tammy Carter explains how small changes to local government’s transport and travel strategy can help us reach carbon net zero. |
From the millennium bug to online only: How planning systems have changed in 20 years
28/09/2021 Tim Bartlett reflects on his first days in the job implementing a new planning system, and how that very same planning system has continuously improved, updated and adapted over the last 20 years. |
Why a new law discriminates against over-16s in care
22/09/2021 Malcolm Johnson warns that a new law governing decisions about children in care in England could put vulnerable 16 and 17 year-olds at risk. |
Sutton Council's IoT pilot project
14/09/2021 David Grasty, head of digital strategy & portfolio for Kingston and Sutton Councils, outlines how in-home sensors have improved the safety of vulnerable residents living in social housing. |
Keeping the safety net
09/09/2021 Local authority leadership is invaluable to Transitional Safeguarding and councils are ideally placed to enable complexity-attuned commissioning, says Dez Holmes. |
Meeting new planning requirements for trees
07/09/2021 Concrete block permeable paving offers an important opportunity to help satisfy the requirement for extensive tree planting and retention of existing trees in developments. Chris Hodson reports. |
National and local governments must do more to support locals to save their pubs
01/09/2021 Vidhya Alakeson explains what action local councils can take to help support community-owned pubs. |
The local government workforce: equal by default
26/08/2021 The APSE Commission message is clear: we need a well-trained, properly rewarded workforce to meet local public services’ future challenges, says Heather Wakefield. |
How can open data compliment community development?
24/08/2021 Nathan Coyle outlines the mechanisms and tools to help councils to take citizen engagement on the issue seriously |
Sharing the tech journey
19/08/2021 South London councils are collaborating to test ways technology can bring benefits to residents. Cllr Sunita Gordon and Cllr Stephanie Archer explain. |
What you want versus what you need: a guide to service design for councils
16/08/2021 Coca Rivas, director of design at dxw, provides a guide to service design for councils. |
Building wealth from within
12/08/2021 Tom Lloyd Goodwin, associate director – policy at the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES), looks at the history of community wealth-building. |
The importance of clear guidance when placing vulnerable children
11/08/2021 Local authorities need clear guidance and an adjudicator for the placement of vulnerable children in care, says Lucy Harris of Forbes Solicitors. |
Democracy under threat: Elections Bill’s risk to people with additional needs
03/08/2021 Dr Mark Brookes discusses why measures to introduce voter ID could affect voter participation for those with learning disabilities. |
This issue of Public Property examines how how flexible workspaces can lead the way in regeneration for local authorities, Why local authority intervention is key to successful urban regeneration schemes and if the Government’s challenge of embracing beauty is an opportunity for communities.
The March issue also takes a closer look at Blackburn with Darwen Council's first digital health hub to help people gain control over health and care services.
