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This is a community platform supporting collaborative networks for those involved in local delivery: central departments, local authorities, other public bodies, frontline staff, health staff, people working in charities and the private sector who are in some way delivering for the public.

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The Knowledge Hub is now live at https://knowledgehub.local.gov.uk You can access it with your usual CoP username and password.

Knowledge Hub is now being gradually rolled out to users of the CoP platform, with a view to having all active communities transferred by the end of March 2012, when CoPs will close.

Information Message

From Friday 10 February 2012 blogging is no longer available on CoP. Blogs have been moved to Knowledge Hub. Your existing blogs have been added to your profile in Knowledge Hub. Please log in to Knowledge Hub using your existing CoP username and password and continue blogging there. We look forward to seeing your blogs there soon!

Communities

  • LACEF

    • Started:
    • Sep 2011
    • 475 members
    Local Authority Civil Enforcement Forum. Established over 15 years, LACEF aims to raise standards and promote best practice in the field of local authority debt collection by providing a means for practitioners to share their experiences, give advice, guidance and practical support to each other.

  • Council Role in Education

    • Started:
    • Aug 2011
    • 178 members
    The Schools White Paper set out a strong, strategic role for councils in local education. This Community of Practice supports councils in addressing key issues, opportunities and challenges that local areas may face in developing new relationships between councils and schools.

  • ONS Regional and Local Statistics

    • Started:
    • May 2011
    • 723 members
    This community is open to all users in local government and the wider public sector with an interest in regional and local statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics. In addition to guidance and information, it includes updates on article and dataset releases and provides a platform for discussion and feedback.

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