Search results for 'Local government'

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  1. Local government finance in the pandemic

    Report Value for money

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    This report examines whether the government secured financial sustainability across the local authority sector during COVID-19.

  2. Local government and net zero in England

    Report Value for money

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    This new report responds to a request from the Environmental Audit Committee to examine local government and net zero.

  3. Supporting local economic growth

    Report Value for money

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    This report considers lessons DLUHC has learned from implementing local growth policies, and how it has applied them.

  4. Local auditor reporting application

    Report Interactive visualisation

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    Background The local auditor reporting application presents the opinions of local auditors on local public bodies’ financial statements and conclusions on whether they have proper arrangements in place to secure value for money. The data is presented through an interactive map which allows users to explore auditor reporting for nine different types of local body […]

  5. Childhood obesity data visualisation

    Report Interactive visualisation

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    Last updated – 01 February 2021 About this tool  Childhood obesity is a worsening problem which successive governments have attempted to address.  The childhood obesity data visualisation is an exploratory tool.  It should enable users to identify avenues for local exploration, including potentially similar local areas to explore over time. This interactive data visualisation supports the National Audit Office report on Childhood Obesity which was published in September 2020.  The data we present […]

  6. Investigation into shared ownership

    Work in progress

    Spring 2026

    This study will investigate how government is ensuring that the shared ownership model is providing access to affordable homes as intended.

  7. Local government in 2019: a pivotal year

    Insight Opinion

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    2019 will be a pivotal year for local government in England. Numerous difficult and open-ended questions need rapid resolution, at a time when government focus and capacity is directed elsewhere. Drawing on a number of our recent reports, here I explore some of the challenges facing the sector, from budget cuts and growing social care […]

  8. Childhood obesity

    Report Value for money

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    This report examines the effectiveness of the government’s approach to reducing childhood obesity in England.

  9. Unlocking land for housing 

    Work in progress

    Winter 2025/26

    Our report will examine whether unlocking land is effectively supporting government’s ambitions to build the right homes in the right places.