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Somerset West and Taunton Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 (motion proposed by Cllr Mansell) and adopted a Corporate ...
Supporting strategic scrutiny in Glasgow The client and background Glasgow City Council asked CfGS to design and deliver a series ...
Conducting a virtual scrutiny review in Derbyshire The client and background Derbyshire County Council wanted to explore what it could ...
The client and background CfGS was commissioned to review the effectiveness of Devon and Somerset Combined Fire Authority’s governance arrangements. ...
The client and background Storengy UK wanted to develop a Responsible Business Charter which would identify key aspects of its business ...
The client and background The Centre for Governance and Scrutiny has been commissioned by the Gambling Commission to work on ...
The background CfGS drafted guidance for the Local Government Association (LGA) on combined authority overview and scrutiny in advance of ...
The client and background L&Q is a regulated charitable housing association and one of the UK’s most successful independent social ...
The client and background Suma is a workers’ co-op, a business owned and run by the nearly 200 people who ...
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea – Independent Governance Review post-Grenfell The client and background Following the tragedy of ...
Supporting system change and tenant involvement The client and background CfGS has been providing expert advice to the National Housing ...
Diocese of London – Hearing the voices of victims and survivors The client and background CfGS was commissioned by the ...
Independent Governance Review for the Royal College of Nursing The client and background In response to a motion at the ...
Expert support to Croydon Council’s Cross-Party Governance Review The client and background In 2019 Croydon Council established a cross-party Governance ...
Designing and delivering new customer engagement mechanisms for Mears Group PLC The client and background Mears is one of the ...
Creating an independent Scrutiny Board for ENGIE UK The client and background ENGIE UK were keen to introduce an independent ...
Helping members to understand governance change in Warwick The client and background Councillors in Warwick wanted to explore the possibility ...
Conducting a scrutiny review in Merton The client and background Merton council wanted to undertake an evaluation and review of ...
Supporting an independent democracy review in Newham The client and background Following her election, Rokhsana Fiaz, the elected Mayor of ...
Supporting good governance in Local Enterprise Partnerships The client and background We were commissioned by the LEP Network, the membership ...
Quality of Scrutiny programme – supporting Skanska UK, one of the country’s top contractors, to improve project planning and delivery ...
CfGS can: Run support programmes helping authorities to better understand and align scrutiny and school improvement, delivering a positive impact on the local education system. ...
CfGS can: Help the arena of scrutiny become less politicised by teaching members to ask questions in a different, more ...
CfGS can: get new members up to speed with the specialist skills and principles underpinning scrutiny. Who: In July 2015, ...
CfGS can: help develop members’ skills in all key areas of local government policy.Who: CfGS’ Regional Advisor Brenda Cook ...
CfGS can: help identify governance and scrutiny gaps and provide you recommendations to improve the day-to-day running of your council....
CfGS can: provide governance and scrutiny support to new members, getting them up to speed with the responsibilities of their ...