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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.
CfGS Annual Conference 2023 Agenda
Please click the link below to find the agenda for our annual conference ‘Governance and scrutiny fit for the future’ – building public trust to meet the challenges facing local services’
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 […]
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 […]
Chief Exec Update
Chief executive’s update: W/C 25 November 2022 With apologies for the slight delay since I last wrote to update you on CfGS’s work, here’s some information about what’s coming up as we head into the Christmas period. Right now we’re recruiting for a new permanent post in the organisation. We’re trying to find a Senior […]
Improving Scrutiny: working with our Members- by the Scrutiny Team at Essex County Council
As practitioners, we are always keen to develop and improve scrutiny here at Essex County Council, whilst also being mindful to ensure that we remain Member-led. We were, then, really pleased when our Scrutiny Board members asked us to complete a short, focussed review on the effectiveness of the function earlier this year. By way […]