A 'reset' in the relationship between central and local government can improve policy implementation. As part of our Prioritising Public...

A new government presents an unmissable opportunity for a ‘reset’ in the relationship between central and local government, which is...

Last night saw the election of a Labour government, in power for the first time since 2010. John Copps considers the implications of this...

Client: Department for Education (DfE) Date: March-May 2024 Challenges faced by the client: Family drugs and alcohol courts (FDACs) offer...

Client: Department for Education Date: August 2023 – present Challenges faced by the client: Foster carers play a critical role in the...

MV Non-executive Professor Donna Hall argues that early intervention must be a priority for a new government and makes the case that a...

With murmurs of a post-election return of the previous Labour government’s Total Place policy, John Copps looks at why it is still...

Launched in 2009, the UK Government's Total Place policy is a valuable model of local multi-agency collaboration in an attempt to provide...

As part of our 2024 Prioritising Public Services series, MV's discussion paper Shifting the Dial on Children's Health Outcomes looks at...

John Copps asks what we can do to rebalance government investment towards preventing problems rather than crisis management and is...

Emmet Regan argues that public service reform will require working in partnership with public servants, a willingness to take difficult...

John Copps says that successful design and delivery of public service reform depends on a understanding of relationships between users,...

Hear about Mutual Ventures' campaign to stand up for public services in 2024. At Mutual Ventures we have a clear and proud mission: to...

John Copps says that the trend towards regional working in children’s services is here to stay, and that local authorities need to engage...

John Copps looks at some of the trends that might shape public services over the next 12 months. Douglas Adams said that predicting the...

MV's Andrew Laird, a Commissioner on the Poverty Strategy Commission, says that re-igniting an active public service reform agenda is a...

Mutual Ventures has been appointed delivery partner for the Department for Education’s Fostering Recruitment and Retention Programme. We...

Luke Bevir argues that further expansion of devolution in England can deliver benefits for local communities but first requires councils...

Morgan Finlayson reflects on nearly a decade of working in the civil service and offers a personal perspective on what makes an effective...

Yvonne Reinhardt reflects on the successes and shortcomings of post-reunification investment in East Germany and how these learning could...