The council is taking part in a new pilot scheme DUDLEY Council has joined a national pilot project to help track down positive cases of coronavirus quicker and break chains of transmission. The local authority will be one of 26 working with NHS Test and Trace on the new scheme, known as Local-0. The project started yesterday (Tuesday April 6) and means the council is made aware of new positive cases as soon as they are entered into the national NHS test and trace system. The council will then be responsible for contacting individuals directly who have tested positive rather than the national service.