Webinar catch up - Trusting place: Improving the lives of local people through place-based approaches

Catch up on our webinar 'Trusting Place', which discussed the findings of our report to the LGA on place-based working, held on 6th August 2025.

It is a pivotal time for local public services. There is the opportunity and appetite to look afresh at the relationship between central government and places. To support this, Mutual Ventures and Re:State were commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) to facilitate a series of workshops and make recommendations to inform dialogue with Government and LGA members in support of ‘place-based’ approaches to public services.

Our recommendations describe actions that should be taken by places, by central government and by the LGA. They point 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” as well as capturing 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.

You can access the full report and read the recommendations here:

Our webinar was chaired by MV’s John Copps, one of the report’s authors. He was joined by:

• Kim Wright, Chief Executive, Brent Council and contributor to the workshops

• Simon Kaye, Policy Director, Re:State and report co-author

• Yvonne Reinhardt, MV Senior Consultant and report co-author

Read our report to the LGA