Stephen Ottewell, Director of Planning and Building Control at Capita, interviews planning experts - this Q and A focuses on sustainable development.

The Covid-19 pandemic means that many citizens are contacting their local authority online for the very first time. Unable to communicate with officials face-to-face, they expect seamless and effective service through digital channels instead.

In this series of local government Q&As, Stephen Ottewell, Director of Planning and Building Control at Capita Local Public Services, interviews planning experts on hot topics in the sector, including the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Capita today announces it has secured an extension to its contracts with Transport for London (TfL) to continue to manage London’s Congestion Charge, Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

A digital grant management platform which drives efficiency, transparency and usability to transform grant disbursement for local and central government.

It’s not always easy to provide in-home support to residents. Our live video technology brings you closer so you can offer remote help and reassurance.

Software enabling local authorities to automate the assessment of new claims and updates 24/7, reducing the amount of manual processing and checking.

The use of data analytics and automation can improve the experience of users and deliver savings compared to the more traditional service-desk SLA approach.

Capita has added an automation function to its benefits software, helping councils reduce claim processing times to less than two minutes - 20 times quicker than processing the same form manually.

We’re helping government transform services so they’re more effective, more efficient and more flexible whilst exceeding citizen expectations.