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In this guest post, Fiona Bottrill, Senior Overview and Scrutiny Manager at Birmingham City Council, and her colleagues at the County and Unitary Officers' Network are now welcoming a wider group of officers, and rebranding as the National Scrutiny Officers’ Network

As the government announces an end to the committee system for local government, we examine its wider consequences for councils

Since 2014 we have been developing and refining the idea of “local Public Accounts Committees” (LPACs) – new bodies, well-placed to review and oversee...

Explore how combined authorities can build strong, impactful scrutiny arrangements that reflect the Government’s Scrutiny Protocol. Join fellow practitioners to hear about strategies for making scrutiny work in a complex governance landscape.