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7-9th July 2026
Newton at the LGA Annual Conference 2026
We partner with local authorities to improve and innovate public services, so that people and families thrive in their communities.
Since we were together at LGA last year, the scale and complexity of the challenges facing public services, and the pace of reform required to meet these challenges, have only intensified.
We are passionate about creating places that support families and communities to thrive, supported by services which are connected, resident centric, and financially sustainable. We’re proud of the client partnerships we’ve built and deepened in the last 12 months, which are all in some way moving toward this ambition. This is resulting in better outcomes for people and, in return, is saving the state millions of pounds.
Over the last year, we’ve been working to keep bringing the latest innovation to local government.
We continue to expand the capability of Xantura’s Oneview platform, working with local authority partners to build a holistic picture of the needs of individuals and families and using predictive analytics to enable early intervention. This is leading to the delivery of impactful prevention strategies, and resident-centric service redesign. Our groundbreaking work to accurately predict carer breakdown is now supporting carers to feel more resilient, and in turn reducing demand for formal care and support. Our recent work with the Society of County Treasurers and the County Councils Network has shone a light on the four out of five instances where a child becomes looked after and the parent or parents also have a support need, which half the time is unsupported. Through our Social Investment Model, we are developing new models of care, utilising public-private partnerships to finance the development of much needed care provision, such as dementia nursing care.
We’re pleased to have also continued to invest in our research programmes, including:
Conducting national research with the Society of County Treasurers and the County Councils Network to explore how local systems can move decisively towards an end‑to‑end model of prevention and reconnection that improves outcomes for children while strengthening long‑term financial sustainability. Working with the charity Revolving Doors to understand the opportunity to better support individuals caught in the cycle of reoffending. Partnering with Partners in Care and Health to deliver the ‘Future of Prevention’ programme. Following its success, we are now working with Partners in Care and Health and NHS Providers to convene a new community of practice focussed on maximising the impact of integrated neighbourhood teams.
We are delighted that a number of our clients will be presenting in the Innovation Zone this year, sharing how they are improving and innovating services:
The Future of Prevention: accelerating the delivery of prevention at scale through an innovative national programme
Innovation Zone
Last year, 20 councils took part in a Community of Practice exploring how to make proactive prevention for older adults work at scale.A number of those councils have since embarked on The Future of Prevention Academy, a national programme developed in partnership with the LGA and Newton and supported by DHSC. Participating councils will test a co-designed delivery model supported by connected data and AI-enabled analytics, and in doing so build the first large-scale national evidence base for proactive prevention.In this session, two of the first wave of councils taking part share their honest, early experience in this programme.
Chair – Simon Williams – Director of Social Improvement, LGA; Partners in Care and Health (PCH)
Hugh Evans – Director of Adult Social Services, Bristol City Council
Anne Clarke – Director of Adult Social Services and Housing, South Gloucestershire Council
Sean Rafferty – Assistant Director, Integrated Commissioning, London Borough of Bromley
Darius Ansari – Director, Newton
Leading and transforming through uncertainty
Innovation Zone
There is more fluidity and challenge within the public sector than there has ever been – with additional complexity arising from the combination and pace of structural, political, financial and policy led change. Some local authorities are deciding to invest and prioritise in innovation and systemic transformation now, with confidence it will have the long-term impact they aspire for – for their residents, their staff and their financial resilience. In this session, council Chief Executives will share examples of how they are innovatively transforming their organisation to put them on a positive and sustainable footing for the future despite the unknowns.
Chair – Darra Singh – Strategy Partner, Newton
Nick Hibberd – Chief Executive, Bristol City Council
Nicole Wood – Chief Executive, Essex County Council
Duncan Sharkey – Chief Executive, Somerset Council
From prevention to reconnection: working towards a multi-agency system that keeps more families together
Innovation Zone
Major national reforms to children’s social care are focused on rebalancing the system towards earlier support and prevention giving councils a major opportunity to transform services and reduce long-term costs. Drawing on new national research by the Society of County Treasurers, the County Councils Network and Newton, this panel explores how local partners can move towards an end-to-end model of prevention and reconnection that improves outcomes while strengthening long-term financial sustainability. Panellists will examine which children are most at risk of entering and remaining in care, the system shifts most likely to keep children safely within families or networks, and the implications for Local Authorities.
Chair – Chris Kelly – Director, Newton
Lucy Townsend – Chief Executive, Wiltshire County Council
Edwina Grant – Senior Advisor, Newton
Phil Rook – Chief Financial Officer; President, Worcestershire Council Council; Society of County Treasurers
Daniel Foster – Deputy Director – Family Support & Families First Partnership Programme, Department for Education
Strengthening carer resilience through prevention
Innovation Zone
Preventing avoidable breakdown and building resilience among unpaid carers is one of the greatest opportunities for councils to improve lives while reducing rising demand in adult social care. Hertfordshire County Council is at the forefront of this shift, showing how innovation, data and strong local authority leadership can translate the ambition for prevention into real change at place level. In this session, Hertfordshire will share how it uses joined up data, advanced analytics and AI to proactively identify carers at risk of breakdown and intervene earlier with targeted, personalised support, improving wellbeing and resilience while reducing avoidable crisis demand overall impact.
Scott Crudgington – Deputy Chief Executive & Executive Director of Resources, Hertfordshire County Council
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