Funded Projects

On this page you can find information on council-led digital projects funded through the Local Digital Fund, the C-19 Challenge and the Continuous Funding Model.

The Tell Us Once project team at work

‘Tell us once’ move in process

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Sunderland City Council, North East Lincolnshire Council, Kirklees Borough Council, Watford Borough Council, Newcastle City Council
Services:
Central and other services
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Aggregator research

Phase:
Continuous Funding Model
Partners:
Blackburn with Darwen Council with Pennine Lancashire and the wider Lancashire and South Cumbria Health and Care partnership
Services:
Cultural services
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The Back Office Planning Alpha team at work

Back Office Planning System (Alpha)

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
London Borough of Southwark, Coventry City Council, Croydon Council, Hackney Council, Greater London Authority
Services:
Housing
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A screenshot of the BOPS project tool, featuring an example application

Back Office Planning System (Beta)

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
London Borough of Southwark, Coventry City Council, Lambeth Council, Buckinghamshire Council, Camden Council
Services:
Adult services
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The Back Office Planning discovery team at work

Back Office Planning System (Discovery)

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
London Borough of Southwark, London Borough of Hackney, GLA, Future Cities Catapult
Services:
Housing
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Beach Check UK logo

Beach Check App

Phase:
C-19 Challenge
Partners:
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Services:
Digital transformation
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The FOI and SAR requests team at work

Better case management of FOI and SAR requests

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
London Borough of Hackney, Suffolk Council, Stevenage Borough Council, Cornwall Council
Services:
Central and other services
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Better value technology for housing services

Lead Council:
Hackney London Borough Council
Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Woking Borough Council, London Borough of Redbridge, Adur and Worthing Councils, Royal Borough of Greenwich Council
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The Chatbots project team

Can chatbots and AI help solve service design problems?

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Oxford City Council, Hertsmere Borough Council, Cheltenham Borough Council, Doncaster Council, Preston City Council, North East Derbyshire District Council, Bolsover District Council, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Bromsgrove District Council, Redditch Borough Council, Surrey County Council, Adur and Worthing Councils
Services:
Environmental protection
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The Demand Modelling Tool project's multi-layered development approach

Children’s Social Care Demand

Lead Council:
East Sussex County Council
Phase:
Beta
Partners:
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Data to Insight
Services:
Children's services
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The Local Digital Fund round 5 logo

Children’s Placement Portal

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
Birmingham City Council, Herefordshire Council, Coventry City Council, Worcestershire Children's Trust, Warwickshire County Council, Telford and Wrekin Council, Shropshire Council, Stoke-on-Trent Council, Staffordshire Council, Birmingham Children's Trust, Solihul MBC, Dudley MBC, Sandwell Children's Trust, Walsall MBC, City of Wolverhampton Council
Services:
Children's services
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A screenshot of the Community Engagement Playbook prototype

Community Engagement Playbook

Phase:
C-19 Challenge
Partners:
South Gloucestershire Council and Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames with Sutton Council, West Berkshire Council, LGSS, Oxford City Council, Staffordshire County Council, Northamptonshire County Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Waltham Forest Council and London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI)
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Community Grants Service

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
Newcastle City Council with Westmorland & Furness Council (previously Cumbria Council), Argyll and Bute Council, and Cheshire East Council
Services:
Planning and development
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The cross local government user research team

Cross-local government user research

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Croydon Council, Hackney Council, Essex Council, Hertforshire Council, Kent County Council
Services:
Digital transformation
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Delivering an infrastructure mapping platform

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
Kent County Council (Lead Council), Ashford Borough Council, Dover District Council, Folkestone and Hythe District Council, and Thanet District Council
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Members of the Development Data Automation team

Development data automation – addressing the shortage of delivery data

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
Greater London Authority, Plymouth City Council, London Borough of Waltham Forest, London Borough of Hackney, London Borough of Southwark
Services:
Planning and development
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The DPIA tool project team

Digital data protection impact assessment (DPIA) tool

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council and Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Services:
Central and other services
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Digital Inclusion Toolkit

Phase:
C-19 Challenge
Partners:
Leeds City Council, Birmingham City Council, Dorset Council, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Norwich City Council and TechResort CIC
Services:
Digital transformation
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The Town Planning Digital Community twitter profile

Digital Site Notices

Phase:
C-19 Challenge
Partners:
London Borough of Camden, Middlesbrough Council, FutureGov
Services:
Planning and development
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Digital smart flood warning system

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council (Lead Council), Leeds City Council, Kirklees Council, The Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme (iCASP) and NEXUS
Themes:
Emergency response
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Digitising bulk waste collections

Lead Council:
North Tyneside Council
Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Newcastle Council and Gateshead Council
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Exploring Automated Health and Social Care Assessments

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames (Lead Council), London Borough of Redbridge, London Borough of Merton, Royal Borough of Greenwich, West Berkshire Council, Dorset Council and Southwark Council
Themes:
Health and social care
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Exploring barriers to online engagement with council services

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
South Ribble Borough Council (Lead Council), Chorley Council and Preston City Council
Themes:
Digital inclusion
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Early Help project presenting

Exploring data for Early Help service heads

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Wandsworth Council, West Berkshire Council, London Borough of Croydon Council
Services:
Children's services
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The Family Context Alpha team

Family Context (Alpha)

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Leeds City Council, Surrey County Council, Worcestershire Office of Data Analytics
Services:
Health and social care
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Family Context Beta team members at work

Family Context (Beta)

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
Stockport Council, Leeds City Council, Manchester City Council
Themes:
Childrens Services, Data standards sharing and modelling
Services:
Health and social care
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Future Work Design

Phase:
C-19 Challenge
Partners:
East Riding of Yorkshire Council with North East Lincolnshire Council, Hull City Council and North Lincolnshire Council
Services:
Adult services
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GOV.UK Pay as a viable alternative e-payment provider

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
North East Lincolnshire Council, GDS GOV.UK Pay team, Publica Group (Cotswold DC, West Oxfordshire DC and Forest of Dean DC), Allerdale Council
Services:
Central and other services
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The Local Digital Fund round 5 logo

Greenwich Community Directory

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
Royal Borough of Greenwich, Essex County Council, Westmorland & Furness Council (previously Cumbria Council), Local Gov Drupal
Services:
Cultural services
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Housing Repairs (Alpha)

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
London Borough of Southwark, City of Lincoln Council, South Kesteven District, Royal Borough of Greenwich
Services:
Housing
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Housing Repairs Online systems map

Housing Repairs (Beta)

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
Lincoln City Council, Newark and Sherwood District Council, London Borough of Southwark, THiSTLe Housing IT Group
Services:
Housing
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Housing Repairs Discovery project team at work

Housing Repairs (Discovery)

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
London Borough of Southwark, City of Lincoln, Gravesham Borough Council, Lewisham Homes
Services:
Housing
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The Repairs Online technical alpha show and tell presentation on a laptop screen

Housing Repairs (Technical Alpha)

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
Lincoln City Council, South Kesteven Council, the London Borough of Southwark, the Royal Borough of Greenwich
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The howbusyistoon.com website homepage

How Busy is Toon

Phase:
C-19 Challenge
Partners:
Newcastle City Council, North of Tyne Combined Authority, Northumberland County Council, Newcastle Urban Observatory
Services:
Digital transformation
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Improving housing advice services to prevent homelessness

Lead Council:
London Borough of Newham
Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Redbridge Council, Royal Borough of Kingston Council Upon Thames, Rushmoor Borough Council, and Croydon Council
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Improving Local Authority Building Control Services

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
London Borough of Lambeth (Lead Council), Bracknell Forest Council and Bath & North East Somerset Council
Themes:
Building control
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Improving social care hospital discharges

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (Lead Council), Manchester City Council, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council and Stockport Foundation Trust (NHS)
Themes:
Health and social care
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Improving the automation of the starters, movers and leavers process

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
Southampton City Council (Lead Council), Isle of Wight Council and Portsmouth City Council
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Improving the recruitment of adopters for children who wait the longest

Lead Council:
Nottinghamshire County Council
Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Nottingham City Council, Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council
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A title slide from the IMS project's final show and tell presentation

Income Management System (Alpha)

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
Barnsley Metropolitan Council, Dorset County Council, Huntingdonshire District Council
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IMS login screen

Income Management System (Beta)

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
Barnsley Metropolitan Council, Dorset County Council, Huntingdonshire District Council
Services:
Adult services
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Income Management System (Discovery)

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Allerdale Borough Council, Cherwell District Council, Huntingdon District Council, North East Lincolnshire District Council, Sheffield City Council, South Northamptonshire Council, Government Digital Service
Themes:
Income management
Services:
Business and employment
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Investigating a digital support hub for carers

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
London Borough of Southwark (Lead Council), London Borough of Lambeth Council, Royal Borough of Greenwich Council, London Borough of Bromley Council and South East London Council Integrated Care Board
Themes:
Health and social care
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The LocalGov Drupal alpha project mission sticker

LocalGov Drupal (Alpha)

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
Croydon Council, Brighton & Hove City Council, Bracknell Forest Council, Cumbria County Council, London Councils, Westminster City Council, Lambeth Council, Waltham Forest Council, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
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LocalGovDrupal website

LocalGov Drupal (Beta)

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
Croydon Council, Brighton & Hove City Council, Bracknell Forest Council, Cumbria County Council, London Councils, Westminster City Council, Lambeth Council, Waltham Forest Council, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
Services:
Digital transformation
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The LocalGovDrupal discovery mission patch

LocalGov Drupal (Discovery)

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Croydon Council, Brighton & Hove City Council, Oxford City Council, Bracknell Forest Council
Services:
Business and employment
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The Local Digital Fund round 5 logo

Low Code Digital Waste Service

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
Dorset Council, Rugby Borough Council, Royal Borough of Kingston, London Borough of Sutton, Northumberland County Council
Services:
Environmental protection
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Low-code patterns for housing management

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
London Borough of Redbridge with Newham, Kingston and TPX Impact
Services:
Housing
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A Housing Officer using the Birmingham Council data input tool to plan a visit to a tenant.

Offline data input tool for field working council staff

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
Birmingham City Council
Services:
Housing
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Open Community (Alpha)

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
Buckinghamshire County Council, Adur and Worthing Councils, Leeds City Council, London Borough of Croydon
Services:
Business and employment
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Open Community (Discovery)

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Adur and Worthing Councils, Devon County Council, Buckinghamshire County Council
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Open Referral (Beta) – formerly Open Community

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
Adur & Worthing Councils, Essex County Council, Leeds City Council, Snook.
Services:
Digital transformation
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Predictive Modelling For Childrens Social Care team at work

Predictive modelling for children’s social care

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
Suffolk County Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Norfolk County Council
Themes:
Childrens Services, Data standards sharing and modelling
Services:
Children's services
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Prototyping a digital taxi licensing service

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
Rushmoor Borough Council (Lead Council), Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council, Hart District Council (shared service) and North Tyneside Council
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Providing registrations data to housing services

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
Worcestershire County Council, Redditch and Bromsgrove Council, Suffolk County Council
Services:
Government, citizens and rights
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Evidence On Children In Care project team at work

Quality Data for Children in Care (Alpha)

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Wigan Council, Manchester City Council, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Department for Education, Milton Keynes Council, Isle of Wight Council, West Berkshire Council, East Sussex Council, Buckinghamshire Council, Bracknell Forest Council
Services:
Health and social care
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A screenshot of the quality data for children in care tool

Quality Data for Children in Care (Beta)

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
Wigan Council, Data to Insight, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Manchester City Council, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Department for Education, Milton Keynes Council, Isle of Wight Council, West Berkshire Council, East Sussex Council, Buckinghamshire Council, Bracknell Forest Council
Services:
Children's services
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Quality Data for Children in Care (Discovery)

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Manchester City Council, Wigan Borough Council, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Themes:
Childrens Services, Data standards sharing and modelling
Services:
Health and social care
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Rapid identification of vulnerable households in an emergency or crisis

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
Westmorland & Furness Council (Lead Council), Hartlepool Borough Council, Northumberland County Council, North Tyneside Council, Newcastle City Council, Gateshead Council, South Tyneside Council, Sunderland City Council and Westmor and Furness Shadow Authority
Themes:
Emergency response
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The Care Calls project team at work

Reducing care calls to improve customer satisfaction

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Birmingham City Council, Worcestershire County Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Services:
Adult services
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The Reducing Invalid Applications team

Reducing Invalid Planning Applications (Alpha)

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
London Borough of Lambeth, Wycombe District Council, London Borough of Camden, London Borough of Lewisham, London Borough of Southwark
Services:
Housing
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A laptop and mobile phone with the words 'Apply for planning permission' on the screen

Reducing Invalid Planning Applications (Beta)

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
London Borough of Lambeth, Buckinghamshire Council, London Borough of Southwark, London Borough of Camden, Northumberland County Council
Services:
Planning and development
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The Registrations Data team at work

Registration services data – unlocking local government opportunities

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Worcestershire County Council, Wychavon District Council, Worcester City Council, Redditch Borough Council, Bromsgrove District Council, Malvern Hills District Council, Wyre Forest District Council, Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service, West Mercia Police, Worcestershire NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups, Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust, Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust, Hull City Council, Suffolk County Council
Themes:
Data standards sharing and modelling
Services:
Government, citizens and rights
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Revs and Bens (Alpha)

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
Teignbridge District Council, Somerset Council (previously Sedgemoor District Council), Leeds City Council
Themes:
Adult social care
Services:
Revenue and benefits
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Revs and Bens (Discovery)

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Teignbridge District Council, Basildon Council, Brentwood Council, East Devon District Council, Exeter City Council, Sedgemoor District Council
Services:
Revenue and benefits
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The SAVVI project logo

Scalable Approach to Vulnerability Via Interoperability (SAVVI)

Phase:
C-19 Challenge
Partners:
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, Somerset Council (previously Sedgemoor District Council), Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Services:
Adult services
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The Local Digital Fund round 5 logo

SEND top-up

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
Bristol City Council
Services:
Adult services
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Sharing data to safeguard missing vulnerable adults

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Project Lead), Manchester City Council and Oldham Council
Themes:
Safeguarding
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Sharing planning consultation data across council boundaries

Lead Council:
Harlow and Gilston Garden Town
Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Harlow and Gilston Garden Town (Lead Council), Epping Forest District Council, East Herts District Council, Harlow District Council, Essex County Council and Hertfordshire County Council
Services:
Planning and development
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A diagram explaining the SENA process

Societal Early Needs App (SENA)

Phase:
C-19 Challenge
Partners:
Huntingdonshire District Council, Bolton Council, and Somerset Councils
Services:
Environmental protection
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The Local Digital Fund round 5 logo

Supporting Vulnerable People Collaboration Platform

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Services:
Adult services
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The Local Digital Fund round 5 logo

Task management tool for neighbourhood services staff

Phase:
Beta
Partners:
Colchester Borough Council, Tendring District Council, Maldon District Council
Services:
Housing
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The Taxi licensing project team in a meeting

Taxi licensing applications – fixing complexity, inefficiency and risk

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
Gateshead Council, Northumberland County Council, Sunderland City Council
Services:
Transport and highways
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User journeys into adult social care (ASC)

Phase:
Discovery
Partners:
London Borough of Redbridge (Lead Council), Barnet London Borough Council, London Borough of Sutton Council, Kingston London Borough Council, London Office of Technology and Innovation, London Borough of Southwark Council, Dorset Council, London Borough of Waltham Forest Council
Themes:
Health and social care
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Using Analytics and AI to aid the production of EHCPs

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
Ealing Council, Staffordshire County Council and Suffolk Council
Services:
Children's services
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The website homepage for the Data Exchange with the VCS

VCS and Council Data Exchange

Phase:
C-19 Challenge
Partners:
Central Bedfordshire Council, Camden Council and London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI)
Services:
Adult services
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The Visualising Waste project team at work

Visualising failure in waste services

Phase:
Alpha
Partners:
North East Lincolnshire Council and Leeds City Council
Services:
Environmental protection
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