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A national charity, expert in all aspects of governance and scrutiny in order to create more accountable and transparent decision making

What we do

  • Enhance governance and scrutiny
  • Promote transparent decision-making
  • Cultivate effective governance cultures

Annual Conference 2026 – thank you!

Our Annual Conference 2026 12 March in Birmingham (Checkout the photo gallery)

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Featured Case Study

Halton Borough Council

Halton Borough Council’s approach shows how scrutiny can work best when it builds strong relationships. Read about practical improvements they made and how they used evidence and constructive questioning to help the council get better outcomes for local people.

Case studies

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Royal College of Nursing
Member led
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
Local Authority
ENGIE UK
Energy sector Private sector
Suma Wholefoods Co-operative
Member led
Glasgow City Council
Local Authority

Latest news

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Getting ahead of the local election results

20 April 2026
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Setting up the Scrutiny Review Library: what we learned

Find out more about some of the key lessons we learned about what works – and what doesn’t – when building a shared resource to support better, more connected scrutiny across the sector

27 March 2026
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CfGS announces team changes and welcomes new senior appointments

We are welcoming two new staff and saying goodbye to Ed and Camilla

25 March 2026
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Photo gallery

Take a peak at all the action from our conference, held at Millennium Point, Birmingham for the first time

17 March 2026