More than half of council bosses believe a lack of time and capacity is holding back the transformation of public services, according to a new report by Localis.
65% of survey respondents see council leaders and chief executives as the key drivers in re-thinking the way they design and delivery public services.
More than half of senior council leaders fear that local government does not have the time or resources to undertake the reforms demanded by Whitehall funding cuts, a poll has found.
A report has called on the government to make local taxation more available to councils.
While the debate continues endlessly in Whitehall about who’s responsible for the state of the economy, and which levers of power should be pulled, pushed ? or just caressed ? the fact remains that, out in the real world, most people just want to have a job.
Councils should be given new powers to tackle land banking by developers including ‘use it or lose it’ planning powers, according to think tank Localis.
A new report from government think-tank Localis has revealed that innovation is vital in improving public services, according to respondents.
Council leaders believe that councils are not making enough use of data to understand residents’ needs.
With demand for social care at an all-time high, thanks to our ageing society and the impact of recession on families, the system finds itself under unprecedented pressure through severe cuts.
The pace of change in local government is beginning to increase rapidly. Most dramatically, there is strong support for a quantum shift towards real localism.