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Get ready for Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund!

Andrew Laird

Jul 29, 2021
1 min

Get ready for Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund!

With the first round of bidding for the Levelling Up Fund now closed, now is the time to start planning for Round Two and beyond. Details...

A call to action for Welsh Councils – Round Two of the Levelling Up Fund

Mark Bandalli

Jul 29, 2021
1 min

A call to action for Welsh Councils – Round Two of the Levelling Up Fund

Mutual Ventures is delighted to be working with the Welsh Cooperative Centre to offer support to Welsh Councils bidding for funding to...

Case study: West Lindsey District Council - Levelling Up Fund Round 1 bid application

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Jun 30, 2021
3 min

Case study: West Lindsey District Council - Levelling Up Fund Round 1 bid application

Client: West Lindsey District Council Date: April – June 2021 Challenges faced by the client: West Lindsey District Council (WLDC) has...

Case Study: Ealing Borough Council Levelling Up Fund

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Jun 30, 2021
2 min

Case Study: Ealing Borough Council Levelling Up Fund

Client: Ealing Borough Council Date: June 2021 Challenges faced by the client: Ealing Borough Council (the Council) saw the Levelling Up...

Looking forward to future rounds of the Levelling Up Fund

Andrew Laird

May 25, 2021
2 min

Looking forward to future rounds of the Levelling Up Fund

Andrew Laird invites local authorities to get in touch to discuss future bids to the Levelling Up Fund. The time has passed for starting...

Catch up on our webinar: Levelling Up Fund – How to boost your chances of success

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Apr 13, 2021
1 min

Catch up on our webinar: Levelling Up Fund – How to boost your chances of success

With the full application details of the Government £4.8bn fund now public, it’s time to start working on your bid. Our webinar is...

Levelling Up through Community Ownership

Andrew Laird

Mar 11, 2021
4 min

Levelling Up through Community Ownership

Andrew Laird welcomes the announcement of the government’s new Community Ownership Fund and its potential to be a catalyst for change in...

Briefing on the Government’s £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund

John Copps

Mar 9, 2021
2 min

Briefing on the Government’s £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund

Following the last week’s budget, the government has published details of its highly anticipated £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund. The Fund will...

Tutorial with practical tips on writing compelling business cases

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Mar 1, 2021
1 min

Tutorial with practical tips on writing compelling business cases

View our tutorial on the key principles and practical tips on writing business cases. Download our guide to writing business cases using...

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Feb 22, 2021
1 min

Our guide to writing business cases

A key challenge for leaders and decision-makers in public services is how best to use the limited resources available to meet the needs...

Catch up on our webinar – Levelling Up Fund: getting a headstart

Andrew Laird

Feb 17, 2021
1 min

Catch up on our webinar – Levelling Up Fund: getting a headstart

With applications to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund due to begin early this year, local leaders will want to start preparing so they...

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Jan 29, 2021
1 min

Levelling Up Delivery Partnership

Mutual Ventures, Cadence Innova and Project Centre have formed a Delivery Partnership to support local authorities and other public...

‘Levelling Up’ must mean children are not left behind by COVID-19

Eliza Hardwich

Jan 28, 2021
3 min

‘Levelling Up’ must mean children are not left behind by COVID-19

Eliza Hardwick argues that without a coherent strategy to ‘level up’ for the most disadvantaged children, repeated COVID-19 school...

MV publishes guide to the updated HM Treasury Green Book

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Jan 21, 2021
1 min

MV publishes guide to the updated HM Treasury Green Book

To support this aims of Levelling Up, HM Treasury has published a refreshed Green Book, providing guidance on how to assess new public...

Levelling Up – get in touch with us for an early conversation

Andrew Laird

Dec 18, 2020
1 min

Levelling Up – get in touch with us for an early conversation

The chancellor’s new £4bn Levelling Up fund provides reason for public service leaders to think long term. If the COVID-19 pandemic has...

Five trends to watch out for in public services in 2021

John Copps

Dec 17, 2020
4 min

Five trends to watch out for in public services in 2021

After a year of unprecedented challenges, Mutual Ventures’ Agata Miśkowiec and John Copps look at what’s in store for public services in...

Can the Levelling Up Fund help reset councils’ relationship with Whitehall?

Emmet Regan

Dec 16, 2020
3 min

Can the Levelling Up Fund help reset councils’ relationship with Whitehall?

With relations between central and local government fraught, Emmet Regan asks whether the Levelling Up Fund provides an opportunity to...

The Kruger report on Levelling Up: a step towards consensus between government and civil society

John Copps

Sep 26, 2020
3 min

The Kruger report on Levelling Up: a step towards consensus between government and civil society

Danny Kruger’s report – Levelling Up our Communities – proposes a re-emphasis on communities in the recovery from COVID-19. John Copps...

A welcome kick start for the “levelling up” agenda

Andrew Laird

Sep 25, 2020
3 min

A welcome kick start for the “levelling up” agenda

MV’s Andrew Laird says that a new report by Danny Kruger MP provides a welcome kick start for the government’s levelling-up agenda and is...

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