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Navigating SEND Scrutiny: Shared Insights for Effective Scrutiny

Join us to hear insights, explore practical approaches, and spotlight innovation in stakeholder engagement and SEND service improvement.


Managing scrutiny of Local Government Reorganisation

Find out what happened at this online event, exploring how to embed effective scrutiny in combined authorities during local government reorganisation. Access practical insights from those who’ve been through the process, including slides and feedback from breakout groups.


It’s all about impact: Moving from more to meaningful

Camilla and Ian share their thoughts on why scrutiny’s value can’t be measured in the weight of reports or the footprint of its meetings alone


To empower or intimidate?

An account of how council chambers can have significant impact on how people relate to governance and scrutiny.


Failure to Prepare, Prepare To Fail

Exploration of how to prepare for a new a incoming administration.


Local Public Accounts Committees – You Heard It Here First

Thoughts on bringing accountability in Local Public Accounts Committees to life.


Blog: Tales of the Unexpected – Preparing for the twists and turns of 2023 election results

How CfGS can help support transition in times of elections and change.


Tackling the big stuff

Tips for helping scrutiny make a meaningful contribution to the most complex political debates.


Improving Scrutiny: From the perspective of a new Democratic Services Officer by Charlotte Cameron, Democratic Services Officer, Peterborough City Council

Improving Scrutiny: From the perspective of a new Democratic Services Officer  When I started my role as a Democratic Services Officer, in the April of this year, I was starting my first role in a local authority. As a fresh, wide eyed new starter I had little idea of how important my role as a […]


One Coventry Response to Supporting Our Communities with the Cost of Living Crisis – Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee

One Coventry Response to Supporting Our Communities with the Cost of Living Crisis – Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee, a blog by Gennie Holmes, Scrutiny Co-ordinator at Coventry City Council Members of Coventry’s Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee, as well as numerous other members, had raised concerns about the growing cost of living crisis, particularly on those communities and […]