A reset focused on family & relationships: MV welcomes the Care Review
MV welcomes the publication of the Independent Review of Children's Social Care, as ‘a once in a generation opportunity to reset...
John Copps
May 23, 20222 min read
Learning from the Family Valued approach to children's services in Newcastle
Mutual Ventures welcomes the publication of a report describing the process and lessons learnt one year into the implementation of Family...
John Copps
May 23, 20221 min read
Catch up webinar: DfE's Staying Close Programme - insight and examples
Catch up on our webinar held on Thursday 19th May to discuss the opportunities from the DfE Staying Close Programme, and hear examples of...
Mutual Ventures
May 19, 20221 min read
The ‘people’s choice’ for health and care leadership
Andrew Laird argues that councils should take the lead role set out in the government's intentions for 'place-based' health and social...
Andrew Laird
May 12, 20223 min read
Register now for the DfE national event on Strengthening Families, Protecting Children!
Mutual Ventures is pleased to be involved in a national event on 14-15 June, for the Department for Education’s Strengthening Families,...
Jordan Binedell
May 5, 20221 min read
Catch up on our webinar: UK Shared Prosperity Fund – What we know and what to do now
Catch up on our free webinar – UK Shared Prosperity Fund: What we know and what to do now – held on Wednesday 20th April at 10-11am....
Mutual Ventures
Apr 22, 20221 min read
Catch up webinar: Staying Close - A Programme of Support for Young People Leaving Residential Care
Catch up on our webinar, held on Thursday 21st April, to discuss the opportunities available from the Department for Education's (DfE)...
Mutual Ventures
Apr 21, 20221 min read
What local government needs to do on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Catch up on our webinar on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund here! The UK government has now published the long-awaited guidance on the UK...
John Copps
Apr 14, 20221 min read
Case Study: Barnsley Council's Covid Bounce-Back Programme
Client: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Date: July 2021 – April 2022 Challenges faced by the client: The economy in Barnsley was...
Mutual Ventures
Apr 8, 20222 min read
Third sector in Barnsley bouncing back from Covid-19
Mutual Ventures is delighted to have partnered with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (BMBC) since July 2021 to support local...
John Copps
Mar 9, 20221 min read
Catch up on our webinar: Putting Family Hubs at the centre of your Early Help offer
On Tuesday 1st February we held a free webinar, Putting Family Hubs at the centre of your Early Help offer – What To Think About When...
Mutual Ventures
Feb 1, 20221 min read
2022: Looking ahead with questions rather than predictions
Andrew Laird reflects on the uncertainties facing public services and asks three key questions that will shape the year ahead. It’s...
Andrew Laird
Dec 9, 20214 min read
The social care White Paper - new vision and opportunity for innovation, but funding dilemmas remain
Andrew Laird welcomes the publication of the social care white paper, and looks at what's new and what issues still remain. After a long...
Andrew Laird
Dec 2, 20213 min read
Catch up on our webinar: Reimagining The Provision Of Children’s Residential Care
The cost and quality of placements for Looked After Children is a significant challenge for Children’s Services across the country. We...
Mutual Ventures
Nov 12, 20211 min read
Family Hubs – the people bit of Levelling Up
Andrew Laird looks at the government’s plans for Family Hubs and the opportunity new funding offers local authorities seeking to support...
Andrew Laird
Nov 12, 20212 min read
Where will Levelling Up funds be spent?
In the Spending Review, the Chancellor announced the results of the Round One bids to the Levelling Up Fund. £1.7bn has been committed...
John Copps
Oct 28, 20212 min read
MV's support helps local authorities secure over £50m in Levelling Up grants
Alongside the 2021 Budget on Wednesday, HM Treasury announced a series of major investments in the 'infrastructure of everyday life' as...
Mutual Ventures
Oct 28, 20211 min read
MV comment on the Spending Review 2021: Grounds for optimism but the outlook remains challenging
John Copps explores what the announcements in the Spending Review mean for public services. Today is perhaps the most important day for...
John Copps
Oct 27, 20213 min read
Effective cooperation between central and local government needs bridge-builders
John Copps argues that successful joint working between central and local government relies as much on people with the empathy and...
John Copps
Oct 20, 20213 min read
How can the NHS work with councils on ‘levelling up’?
Andrew Laird says the levelling up jigsaw is missing one major piece – the NHS – and points to an ethical barrier to it playing a full...
Andrew Laird
Oct 19, 20214 min read