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247 <span property="itemListElement" typeof="ListItem"><a property="item" typeof="WebPage" title="Go to Local Digital." href="https://www.localdigital.gov.uk" class="home"><span property="name">Local Digital</span></a><meta property="position" content="1"></span> > <span property="itemListElement" typeof="ListItem"><span property="name">Measuring the impact of the MHCLG Local Digital programme</span><meta property="position" content="2"></span> </div> 248 </nav> 249 250 <main id="content" class="site-content"> 251 252 <section class="container"> 253 </section> 254 255 256 <section id="" class="jumbotron "> 257 <div class="bg enable-parallax" 258 style="background-image: url('https://media.localdigital.gov.uk/uploads/2022/02/14144432/local-dig-background-1024x342.png')"> 259 </div> 260 <div class="cover"> 261 <div class="container"> 262 <div class="overlay-removed"> 263 <h1>Measuring the impact of the MHCLG Local Digital programme</h1> 264 </div> 265 </div> 266 </div> 267 </section> 268 269 270 271 272 <section id="" class="band py-5 bg-light"> 273 <div class="container"> 274 <div class="row"> 275 276 277 <div class="col-md-12 mx-auto entry-content"> 278 <h2 class="mb-4"> 279 Why we've commissioned an evaluation of the Local Digital programme </h2> 280 <p>We commissioned an independent evaluation of the Local Digital programme to understand the challenges councils face in digital and cyber, and to measure itâs impact.</p> 281<p>The evaluation was delivered between May 2023 and May 2025 by a consortium led by <a href="https://www.public.io/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">PUBLIC</span></a>, with <a href="https://daintta.com/index.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daintta</span></a> and <span style="font-weight: 400;">the </span><a href="https://socitm.net/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Society of Innovation, Technology and Modernisation (Socitm)</span></a>.</p> 282<p>The evaluation covered specific programme workstreams from 2018/19 to 2024/25. It explored how the programme was delivered, the impact it had, and whether it offered value for money. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-digital-programme-evaluation">final report</a> is now published.</p> 283 </div> 284 285 286 </div> 287 </div> 288 </section> 289 290 <section id="" class="image-and-body right band py-5 "> 291 <div class="container"> 292 <div class="row d-flex-sm align-items-center"> 293 <div class="col-md-6"> 294 <div> 295 <h2 class="mb-4"> 296 Purpose of the evaluation </h2> 297 <div class="entry-content"><p>The evaluation:</p> 298<ul> 299<li>demonstrated the impact of digital and cyber projects in councils</li> 300<li>provided a snapshot of councilsâ digital and cyber maturity</li> 301<li>assessed whether the programme supported councils to become more modern and resilient</li> 302<li>informed future funding, support and interventions</li> 303<li>provided support to scale effective approaches</li> 304</ul> 305<p>It assessed the programme, not individual council performance.</p> 306</div> 307 </div> 308 </div> 309 <div class="col-md-6 hidden-xs inline-block middle"> 310 <img src="https://media.localdigital.gov.uk/uploads/2024/03/05125204/Viual-2.png" class="w-100 img-fluid pl-md-4 mb-4 mb-sm-0 " 311 alt="thumbnail for feature image 2"> 312 </div> 313 </div> 314 </div> 315 </section> 316 317 318 319 <section id="" class="band py-5 bg-light"> 320 <div class="container"> 321 <div class="row"> 322 323 324 <div class="col-md-12 mx-auto entry-content"> 325 <h2 class="mb-4"> 326 Scope </h2> 327 <p>The evaluation considered:</p> 328<ul> 329<li>the overall impact of the programme on council systems</li> 330<li>impacts on councils that received funding or support</li> 331<li>impacts on staff within those councils</li> 332</ul> 333 </div> 334 335 336 </div> 337 </div> 338 </section> 339 340 341 <section id="" class="band py-5 "> 342 <div class="container"> 343 <div class="row"> 344 345 346 <div class="col-md-12 mx-auto entry-content"> 347 <h2 class="mb-4"> 348 Evidence and engagement </h2> 349 <p>The evaluation drew on engagement with councils to understand their digital and cyber position, the challenges they face, and what has and has not worked.</p> 350<p>A survey of 90 councils in Spring 2023 provided evidence on digital and cyber readiness and informed the evaluation approach.</p> 351 </div> 352 353 354 </div> 355 </div> 356 </section> 357 358 359 <section id="" class="band py-5 bg-light"> 360 <div class="container"> 361 <div class="row"> 362 363 364 <div class="col-md-12 mx-auto entry-content"> 365 <h2 class="mb-4"> 366 What we learned </h2> 367 <p>The findings provided a clearer picture of what has worked well and where intended impacts were not achieved. These insights have informed changes to the Local Digital programmeâs approach.</p> 368<p>The evaluation also strengthened understanding of where central government can offer the most effective support, particularly as councils plan future services, digital foundations, and transition towards new local government structures.</p> 369 </div> 370 371 372 </div> 373 </div> 374 </section> 375 376 <section id="timeline" class="band py-5 "> 377 <div class="container"> 378 <div class="row"> 379 <div class="col-md-8 mx-auto"> 380 381 <h2 class="mb-4"> 382 Timeline </h2> 383 384 <div class="c-timeline"> 385 386 387 <div class="c-timeline--item"> 388 389 <div class="c-timeline--point"></div> 390 391 <div class="c-timeline--item-card card mb-3 shaded-nav-tint"> 392 <h3 class="c-timeline--item-title h5 card-title shaded-nav">March 2023</h3> 393 <div class="card-inner entry-content pb-2"><p>MHCLG commissioned an independent evaluation of the Local Digital programme.</p> 394</div> 395 </div> 396 397 </div> 398 399 400 <div class="c-timeline--item"> 401 402 <div class="c-timeline--point"></div> 403 404 <div class="c-timeline--item-card card mb-3 shaded-nav-tint"> 405 <h3 class="c-timeline--item-title h5 card-title shaded-nav">Midâ2023</h3> 406 <div class="card-inner entry-content pb-2"><p>Evidence gathering began, including a survey of councils and the establishment of an Expert Advisory Group.</p> 407</div> 408 </div> 409 410 </div> 411 412 413 <div class="c-timeline--item"> 414 415 <div class="c-timeline--point"></div> 416 417 <div class="c-timeline--item-card card mb-3 shaded-nav-tint"> 418 <h3 class="c-timeline--item-title h5 card-title shaded-nav">Late 2023</h3> 419 <div class="card-inner entry-content pb-2"><p><a href="https://dluhcdigital.blog.gov.uk/2023/09/28/local-digital-evaluation-study-a-snapshot-of-our-initial-findings/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Initial findings</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> were shared through a blog and webinar.</span></p> 420</div> 421 </div> 422 423 </div> 424 425 426 <div class="c-timeline--item"> 427 428 <div class="c-timeline--point"></div> 429 430 <div class="c-timeline--item-card card mb-3 shaded-nav-tint"> 431 <h3 class="c-timeline--item-title h5 card-title shaded-nav">Early 2024</h3> 432 <div class="card-inner entry-content pb-2"><p>The evaluation approach was refined and published in a scoping study.</p> 433</div> 434 </div> 435 436 </div> 437 438 439 <div class="c-timeline--item"> 440 441 <div class="c-timeline--point"></div> 442 443 <div class="c-timeline--item-card card mb-3 shaded-nav-tint"> 444 <h3 class="c-timeline--item-title h5 card-title shaded-nav">Mid 2024</h3> 445 <div class="card-inner entry-content pb-2"><p>Interim process evaluation work and supporting analysis, including a cyber risk model, were developed.</p> 446</div> 447 </div> 448 449 </div> 450 451 452 <div class="c-timeline--item"> 453 454 <div class="c-timeline--point"></div> 455 456 <div class="c-timeline--item-card card mb-3 shaded-nav-tint"> 457 <h3 class="c-timeline--item-title h5 card-title shaded-nav">June 2026</h3> 458 <div class="card-inner entry-content pb-2"><p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-digital-programme-evaluation">final evaluation report</a>
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