top of page

Our report to the LGA: Trusting place - Improving the lives of local people through place-based approaches

  • Writer: John Copps
    John Copps
  • Jul 9
  • 1 min read

MV and Re:State publish our report commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) in support of ‘place-based’ approaches to public services.


It is a pivotal time for local public services. With the change in government a year ago, there is an opportunity – and appetite – to look afresh at the relationship between central government and places.


Mutual Ventures and Re:State were commissioned by the LGA to make recommendations to inform dialogue with government and its members in support of ‘place-based’ approaches to public services.


Our report – Trusting Place – sets out 22 recommendations. These recommendations are the output of a series of in-depth discussions and meetings with a group of senior officers and experts from across a range of public services.


The recommendations describe actions that should be taken by places, by central government and by the LGA. They point the way to a more local, people-focused approach to public services. They challenge the status quo of siloed working, the rigid focus on individual organisations, and the attitude that ‘Whitehall knows best’.


The recommendations capture the need for culture change and better partnerships across the public sector and with communities. Ministers, local politicians, civil servants, local leaders, front-line professionals and service users are all crucial to that partnership.


At its heart, the report is about local people. Place-based working represents an ambition to achieve better outcomes from our public services, strengthen democracy and build resilient places.


Download our report Trusting Place


Download Appendix 1: Detailed literature review

Download Appendix 2: Summary of engagement sessions


For more information on Trusting Place and MV's approach to public service reform contact andrew@mutualventures.co.uk.

bottom of page