Transforming health and social care – what is stopping you?

The health and care system in Northern Ireland has an ambitious transformation plan, Reset, and a lot of energy is...

Understanding Needs, Improving Lives

Northamptonshire Children’s Trust has been on a significant improvement journey since its creation, focused on improving outcomes for children and...

SEND Reform Plans have been approved. What now?

With SEND Reform Plans now approved across most local areas, attention must turn from planning to delivery. Rob Hart explores...

IMPOWER Annual Report 2026

A look back at a year of leading complex transformation across local government, health and education, delivering sustainable impact for...

LGR, reform and the triple collision: what should Directors of Children’s Services worry about and when?

As children’s services leaders grapple with local government reorganisation, reform and growing demand, the real challenge is deciding what happens...

More insight, better decisions

Councils often hold the insight they need already. This blog explores how local authorities can unlock greater value from existing...

5 ways children’s services teams can prepare for local government reorganisation

Key learning from children’s services leaders on navigating local government reorganisation while maintaining focus on outcomes for children and families.

From Fiscal Pressure to Transformational Action: Reflections from Public Finance Live 2026

What did local government leaders have to say about financial resilience, transformation and LGR? Our reflections from two days of...

Complex transformation is a long game, and confidence matters

In February, IMPOWER and CIPFA brought together senior leaders to discuss what it takes to deliver transformation in complex systems....

Delivering prevention in a complex reform landscape: what needs to change?

With reform reshaping local government, prevention is more important than ever. This blog explores the practical changes councils are making...