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...

Myriad challenges in children’s residential care, including increasingly complex needs and business models driven by scale, are resulting...

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

Catch up on our webinar - Reflections on the Liberating Public Services Conference. This webinar was held on Tuesday 7th May 2024. Watch...

As the Strengthening Families Protecting Children Programme is brought to a close, Essack Miah reflects on what is needed to ensure a...

After more than a decade of austerity and rising demand for services, Ross Murray argues that there is a need for change in the way local...

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...

Drawing on his first-hand experience of violence prevention initiatives, Yannick Mitchell argues that tackling serious violence requires...

This episode is with Sam Plum, the inaugural Chief Executive of the new Westmorland and Furness Council. This council was created when...

Catch up on our webinar on the Powers and Priorities: Enabling Great System and Place Leadership. This webinar was held on Tuesday 13th...

MV Non-Executive Director Director Donna Hall argues that, even with more powers devolved to local areas, we will be overwhelmed with...

MV's new report looks at how tackling disparities in children's health outcomes requires collaboration between system and place partners....

Matt Carter discusses how existing Provider Collaboratives can work with wider Place partners highlighting five key insights to embed...

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...

Mutual Ventures has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Dynamic Purchasing System...

Catch up on our webinar - Creating the conditions for long term investment in places - held on Monday 11th December 2023. Watch here A...

Following the announcement that 55 projects will receive a share of the remaining levelling up funding, Mark Bandalli considers some of...