Author: Megan Ingle
Chief executive update
We are moving towards financial year-end here at CfGS – a busy time, when we are also tying off a lot of our 2022/23 work for local authorities as well as agreeing the terms of our annual memorandum of understanding with the LGA. We’re very close to the start of the pre-election period too – […]
Managing Finances in a Crazy World by Kieran Timmins (CfGS Associate)
Managing Finances in a Crazy World Prices rise at their fastest rate for 40 years – inflation already over 11% this year. Bank of England increased interest rates to 3% Energy costs are soaring. Households hit by £700-a-year increase in energy costs in April. It costs more than £100 to fill an average family car with […]
The cost of living crisis and scrutiny
For the first time on record, temperatures in the UK exceeded 40°C, though this isn’t the only record broken this year; inflation hit a new 40 year high, the energy price cap is the highest it’s ever been and as we head towards the autumn, the cost-of-living crisis is set to have a devastating impact […]
New Guidance on Call-in Roundtable
NEW GUIDANCE ON CALL-IN Introduction and objectives As part of its work supporting local authority governance, CfGS is planning to produce a short guide on the effective operation of call-in arrangements, for publication in the autumn. This work will be carried out further to the LGA’s support contract with CfGS, which is funded by HM […]
Guest Blog: Terrie Alafat, Chair of the Mears Customer Scrutiny Board
Terrie’s reflections as the Board publishes its second independent annual report As Chair of the Mears Scrutiny Board, I am pleased to report the main findings of our second annual independent report. The Scrutiny Board was established in 2020 as one of three new customer engagement mechanisms forming part of the Mears ‘Your Voice’ strategy, […]
Update on the health and social care integration white paper
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have recently published their proposals for the health and care integration white paper, ‘Joining up care for people, places, and populations’. The white paper aims to provide improved, joined-up health and care services at a ‘local’ level across primary care, adult social care, acute mental health, community […]