A project has been launched to fill the gap in local council election data. There is currently no central or open record of the results of local elections in the UK. It is not possible to look back at how people voted in local council elections over the past 10 years. Neither is it possible to compare turnout between different areas, and different periods. Although the Electoral Commission has responsibility for elections, it does not provide any information about results.
Total Place initiatives, which bring together service providers in a local area, should have a greater third sector involvement. But changes must be made before this can happen.
Ringfencing of budgets makes it difficult to commission third sector providers who work across the budget silos. A one place one budget-a single budget for an area would remove the problem of ringfencing and enable local areas to design and commission their own solutions.
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Social media is changing the way we work, socialise and govern. It can also help councils save money. This new publication shows how social media can be used to achieve more for less.
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