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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 - early bird tickets now available

Early bird ticket offer: 20% off your ticket price if you book now!

Our Annual Conference 2026 will be on 12 March in Birmingham - find out more and get your ticket now

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Featured Case Study

Brighton & Hove City Council

Discover how Brighton & Hove City Council moved from a committee system to a leader and cabinet model, creating a more resident-focused approach to governance.

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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

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Shades of grey: audit and scrutiny – understanding the governance divide

Our Shades of Grey learning event explored the divide between audit and scrutiny in local authorities - we've summarised our guest speakers' thoughts

15 October 2025
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What has scrutiny ever done for us? Sarah’s ADSO workshop

Earlier this month, CfGS's very own Sarah Fenn delivered a workshop at the Association of Democratic Service Officer's brilliant annual conference. Here's what she learnt about the amazing impact scrutiny can – and very often does – have

26 September 2025
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CfGS Annual Conference 2026 – early bird tickets are now available

Our 2026 annual conference will be on 12 March 2026 at Millennium Point in Birmingham. Book this year to get 20 per cent off your ticket price!
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Elevate: pilot scrutiny officer leadership training programme

We're announcing Elevate - a new pilot scrutiny leadership programme to launch in October, with course leaders holding drop-in find-out-more session on 9 September, at 10.30 am

21 August 2025