“Heart of the matter – getting to grips with whole place transformation” is a research project which has sought, through extensive dialogue with public service directors and placemakers, and independent place research, to ascertain the appetite for holistic service and placemaking. The intention of this major thought leadership study is to detail emerging good practice in […]
HEART OF THE MATTER – GETTING TO GRIPS WITH WHOLE PLACE TRANSFORMATION” LGA CONFERENCE 2024 DRINKS RECEPTION AND FIRESIDE CHAT Wednesday 23rd October 2024 – 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. Regency Suite, DoubleTree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel & Spa, Ripon Road, Harrogate, HG1 2HU We are using this year’s drinks reception at the Local Government Association Conference […]
This year Localis will be holding events at the Liberal Democrat, Conservative and Labour Party Conferences to debate local government finance in partnership with The Norse Group, CIPFA and the Local Government Chronicle. Know your place! the case for whole place financial resilience At the start of a new political cycle, and ahead of the next […]
Driven by the dynamics of a new political cycle, we are on the edge of a major shift in how we shape our built environment, set our economic ambitions, create inclusive place ambitions and deliver local public services. This sea change will shift the paradigm of place-based provision for the next decade as all the […]
Background and context In the dynamic landscape of local government, AI and advanced data analytics heralds a paradigm shift, offering transformative potential to revolutionise public services and council functions. Underpinned by the UK’s National AI Strategy, which seeks to position the nation as a global frontrunner in AI, there’s a concerted push towards leveraging this […]
Labour Party Conference | Fringe Panel Debate on business rates reform and high street renewal Time and venue: Monday 9th October, from 12.00 p.m. to 1.00 p.m. , Hilton Liverpool City Centre, [Grace 1] 3 Thomas Steers Way , Liverpool , L1 8LW With the Labour Party pledged to abolish business rates, this discussion will focus on what system of […]
This year Localis will be holding events at the Liberal Democrat, Conservative and Labour Party Conferences to debate local government finance in partnership with The Norse Group, CIPFA and Public Finance magazine “Running out of gas – is it too late to fix local public finances?” The litany of local government financial failures – Slough, Thurrock, […]
Localis’s report ‘Level Measures – a modern agenda for public service integration’ sought to ask how well-equipped England’s local authorities are to navigate the twin tasks of reformed local service provision and successful placemaking in the short and medium-term. Among the seven principles a modern agenda for public service integration, we called for: Reliable, consistent and long-term […]
Aims & objectives of policy webinar This webinar was the second event in Localis’ campaign for the LRA. Resilience to the impacts of climate change is a responsibility shared across multiple sectors, governance geographies and organisational actors. As part of the research, we have been examining how resilience is defined across the policy and regulative […]
Image credit: https://ledlightstation.com/ We are using this year’s drinks reception to launch Localis’s major new report “Level Measures – a modern agenda for public service integration”. This study, sponsored by Capita, faces head on the myriad capacity challenges facing local government in the ongoing delivery of local public services that are not simply to be maintained […]