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In depth research and new policy development sits at the heart of NLGN as it seeks to promote devolution and innovative service transformation at the local level. With expertise across a range of qualitative and quantitative methods, the research team conducts analysis into the full spectrum of local public policy areas, democracy and governance and management and performance.

Grounded in input from its networks, local authorities, Whitehall, all major political parties and public and third sector partners, NLGN research seeks to understand challenges facing local policy makers and develop solutions through innovative research techniques.

NLGN has a successful history of working with partners on a wide range of research projects, including local authorities, and private and third sector organisations.

Our research is designed and carried out so as to make a direct contribution to enhancing local public services and to encourage thriving, accountable and influential local democratic institutions. In recent years, NLGN has led thinking and influenced a range of emerging policy proposals including public service reform, sub-regional working, community well-being and financing arrangements.

CORE THEMES 2010/2011

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Kindly Supported by British Gas Climate Change represents a major challenge for government and society, especially when combined with the pressures on the UK’s energy supply, which further necessitate more efficient energy use. The issue of fuel poverty also remains a pressing concern, with the number of households spending more than 10% of their income [...]

The Budget of June 2010 forecasted major cuts for national and local public services. There is no more money with which to try to reform the system through the investment methods used by the last government. At the same time the transformation of the inner workings of the public services that the cuts make a [...]

Radical reform of the strategic, decision-making and provider network for schools services is imminent following the change of Government and the pronouncement of education policy by the Coalition. The Coalition Agreement has put out an invitation to schools across the country to convert to directly-funded Academies, independent of state control. It has also, borrowing from [...]

A number of local authorities have looked to consolidate separate service, back office and management teams, sometimes working collaboratively with neighbouring councils as well as other local statutory agencies such as the NHS or the Fire and Rescue Service, since the Gershon review of 2004. However, the scale and scope of shared services remains extremely [...]

Successful integration of health and social care could further a number of important policy goals, such as personalisation, early intervention and wider efficiencies. In the context of rapidly rising demand fuelled by demographic pressures and major budget reductions, the need to develop a service with greater coherence, capacity and responsiveness is fast becoming unavoidable. The [...]