Organisations such as ours must think more deeply about how to rise to the challenge of an apparent rejection of evidence, and to engage a rightfully sceptical audience with big ideas that meet the scale of their expectations.
It is increasingly urgent to recognise the complex structural situation now facing the sector, beyond the headlines of some individual councils going bankrupt.
Health inequalities are a persistent concern to local government bodies across the UK. To tackle this challenge, Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) Council is developing a data-driven approach to understand how local authorities can use data to make informed decisions that address these inequalities and improve public health outcomes.
This article forms part of our Data for Policy series. As part of IPPO and UCL’s Department of Information Studies’ Building Local Data Capabilities project, five Data for Policy Fellows are currently embedded in partner local government bodies across the United Kingdom and will write about their experiences and insights on the challenges of using data in policymaking. Maria Wood The London Building Stock Model The Greater London Authority (GLA) is London’s regional governance body, comprising the Mayor and the London Assembly. It administers the city’s transport, housing, policing, fire, and economic strategy...
