

A prescription for prevention: what has the new government promised?
The incoming Labour government has called for a 'revolution in prevention'. John Copps looks at what this means for healthcare services...

John Copps
Jul 23, 20243 min read


How 'bridge-builders' can ensure smooth timely delivery of public policies
Morgan Finlayson reflects on her experience as a civil servant and how successful policy implementation hinges on three pillars that must...

Morgan Nasir-Finlayson
Jul 17, 20243 min read


How 'bridge-builders' can facilitate learning between central and local government
As part of our Prioritising Public Services series, our team is exploring how a 'reset' in the relationship between central and local...

Anya Kemble
Jul 16, 20244 min read


How 'bridge-builders' can help create an environment conducive to successful collaboration between central and local government
A 'reset' in the relationship between central and local government can improve policy implementation. As part of our Prioritising Public...

Hannah Sampson
Jul 15, 20243 min read


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

Mutual Ventures
Jul 8, 20241 min read


What the new governing party means for the way government works
Last night saw the election of a Labour government, in power for the first time since 2010. John Copps considers the implications of this...

John Copps
Jul 5, 20243 min read


Case Study: Family Drugs and Alcohol Courts case for investment and cost benefit analysis
Client: Department for Education (DfE) Date: March-May 2024 Challenges faced by the client: Family drugs and alcohol courts (FDACs) offer...

Mutual Ventures
Jun 24, 20243 min read


Case Study: Fostering Recruitment & Retention Programme
Client: Department for Education Date: August 2023 – present Challenges faced by the client: Foster carers play a critical role in the...

Mutual Ventures
Jun 17, 20244 min read


If we really want to level up? Bring back SureStart
MV Non-executive Professor Donna Hall argues that early intervention must be a priority for a new government and makes the case that a...

Mutual Ventures
May 14, 20245 min read


Could a return of 2009’s Total Place policy be part of the solution to public services’ challenges in 2024?
With murmurs of a post-election return of the previous Labour government’s Total Place policy, John Copps looks at why it is still...

John Copps
Apr 16, 20243 min read


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

Elizabeth Roe
Apr 9, 20247 min read


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

Mutual Ventures
Mar 1, 20241 min read


Investing in prevention: the most difficult issue in public services today?
John Copps asks what we can do to rebalance government investment towards preventing problems rather than crisis management and is...

John Copps
Feb 20, 20245 min read


Mission impossible? Reflections on transforming public services
Emmet Regan argues that public service reform will require working in partnership with public servants, a willingness to take difficult...

Emmet Regan
Feb 9, 20244 min read


Public service reform must be underpinned by a focus on relationships
John Copps says that successful design and delivery of public service reform depends on a understanding of relationships between users,...

John Copps
Feb 1, 20242 min read


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

Mutual Ventures
Feb 1, 20242 min read


Regional working in children's services is growing - and is here to stay
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
Jan 9, 20243 min read


2024 in public services: What can we expect?
John Copps looks at some of the trends that might shape public services over the next 12 months. Douglas Adams said that predicting the...

John Copps
Jan 2, 20245 min read


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

Andrew Laird
Sep 8, 20233 min read


Fostering Recruitment and Retention Programme: our support offer to local authority clusters
Mutual Ventures has been appointed delivery partner for the Department for Education’s Fostering Recruitment and Retention Programme. We...

Laura Power-Wharton
Aug 9, 20232 min read

