Shropshire charity helps young people to manage their anger
Dealing with an angry child can be exhausting, particularly when the issues seem relentless. But very few parents look for moral support and many just trudge on endlessly in the more →
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How Northamptonshire Police are reducing school exclusions
Every year around 5’000 young people are excluded from school. Many of these turn to crime and only 15% return to mainstream education. In an effort to intervene earlier, Northamptonshire more →
How Derby City Council is planning to minimise the fallout from Universal Credit
The UK’s first Single Discretionary Award combines three payments into one. The Guardian recently discovered that the Universal Credit rollout is causing many applicants to fall into dire circumstances due to more →
How we calculate public sector savings. Taking a pragmatic evidence-based approach avoids publishing figures that are wildly optimistic.
When budgets are being cut everywhere, it’s important to make decisions based on evidence not guesswork. But the question ‘how much will this save’ isn’t an easy one to answer. more →
Why Facebook isn’t the answer to social isolation
Social isolation not only destroys confidence, but it also increases the risk of an early death by 26%, which makes it just as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. more →
A multi-agency approach to Child Sexual Exploitation
5% of 11–17 year olds have experienced Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE). This equates to around 50 children in every secondary school in England and Wales. To combat this, the Government more →
5 ways to improve how your team see the big picture
With the Government Digital Service (GDS) calling for greater collaboration between policy and digital staff, how can you help your team to see the proverbial wood for the trees? It’s more →
What’s in a name? The ever-growing need for ‘verb services’
The journey should take us from point A to B in a few clearly labelled steps. But as we all know, the reality can be a complex game of departmental more →
Derby City Council supports people in crisis with innovative new scheme
Derby City Council is the first council to introduce a revolutionary approach to how they administer discretionary payments and awards. The Single Discretionary Award (SDA) Scheme has been introduced to more →
Pioneering Cambridgeshire Scheme Goes From Strength to Strength
Fenland District in Cambridgeshire pioneered the very first ECINS scheme in 2010 to manage ASB and victim-focused operations across Fenland as part of the Victims First pilot. Information sharing was more →
The difference ECINS is making to our organisation for efficiency, effectiveness, accessibility and managing our caseloads is enormous.
Kirsty Richardson, Head of Operations, Tiny Life
ECINS can be turned on, introduced, implemented and rolled out quickly, easily and at good value for money – it doesn’t get better than that really.
Simon Clifford, Director of Technology and Digital Transformation, Northamptonshire OPCC
Knowing that the information is on the system, but can’t be accessed by the whole network reassures the young person making disclosures, whilst also enabling an inclusive management of risk.
Jules Trompowsky, Rescue and Response Partnership Coordinator, Rescue and Response Project (County Lines), Brent Council, UK
As ECINS is accessible remotely, officers can upload information on their i-pads when out on the street so they are actively addressing live operations.
Claire Hardy, Senior Practitioner (Crime & ASB) – City Wide Operations, Public Protection & Licensing Directorate, Westminster City Council
