Heart of the matter GETTING TO GRIPS WITH WHOLE PLACE TRANSFORMATION By Joe Fyans, Sandy Forsyth and Callin McLinden 6 localis.org.uk Executive summary Driven by the dynamics of a new political cycle, we are on the edge of a major shift in the way we go about delivering local public services. [...] The aim is to contribute to the national conversation of where we are and what we need to achieve, at the local level, to improve our public services, revive the economic heart of our places and deliver for communities. [...] We do not attempt to produce a panacea of solutions to the challenges faced by local government, nor to encourage ‘moon shot’ ideas in a sector which is struggling to provide at a baseline service level in many parts of the country. [...] 10 localis.org.uk Central government recommendations To lay the groundwork for this transformation Fill the and equip local authorities to deliver on 3 capacity gap national priorities by providing high quality, sustainable public services and strategic, To accelerate efforts to fill the dynamic placemaking for economic local government capacity gap and development, a new deal for local government. [...] The immediate focus of spend could be on the improvement of the The new funding settlement must commit built and natural environment to deliver to the value of upstream prevention and a visible uplift, followed by investment in look to move beyond the ‘discretionary’ community services, longer-term housing categorisation of non-statutory services, improvements and preventative measures recognising.
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Table of Contents
- Contents 1
- Acknowledgements 1
- Roundtable series and interviews 1
- Executive summary 2
- Introduction 1
- Where we are 1
- Summary (Chapter 1) 1
- 1.1 Financial challenges and their implications 1
- 1.2 The uneven devolution landscape 1
- 1.3 Assessing local service provision 1
- 1.4 Partnership working - private, public and community collaboratio 1
- 1.5 The council role in placemaking and development 1
- How we got here 1
- Summary (Chapter 2) 1
- 2.1 Staggering steps to whole place transformation 1
- 2.2 Rising short-termism 1
- 2.3 Fluctuating placemaking policy 1
- 2.4 Developing public-private partnerships 1
- How we move forward 1
- Summary (Chapter 3) 1
- 3.1 Embedding a preventative approach 1
- 3.2 Developing a collaborative culture 1
- 3.3 Practicing community co-design 1
- 3.4 Constructing a new central-local settlement 1
- How we make it stick: a mission of local growth 1
- 4.1 Lessons for local partnerships 1
- 4.2 Reaching a long-term settlement 1
