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Somerset West and Taunton Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 (motion proposed by Cllr Mansell) and adopted a Corporate Strategy with a priority theme on Our Environment and Economy ...
Supporting strategic scrutiny in Glasgow The client and background Glasgow City Council asked CfGS to design and deliver a series of member development sessions to support a strategic approach to ...
Conducting a virtual scrutiny review in Derbyshire The client and background Derbyshire County Council wanted to explore what it could do to further strengthen the quality of its scrutiny arrangements ...
The client and background CfGS was commissioned to review the effectiveness of Devon and Somerset Combined Fire Authority’s governance arrangements. The aim was to ensure they were fit for purpose ...
The client and background Storengy UK wanted to develop a Responsible Business Charter which would identify key aspects of its business and responsibilities to its main stakeholders and community, to ensure ...
The client and background The Centre for Governance and Scrutiny has been commissioned by the Gambling Commission to work on a project supporting local council scrutiny committees (or equivalent around ...
The background CfGS drafted guidance for the Local Government Association (LGA) on combined authority overview and scrutiny in advance of the creation of the Mayoral combined authorities. Since their creation, ...
The client and background L&Q is a regulated charitable housing association and one of the UK’s most successful independent social businesses. The L&Q Group houses around 250,000 people in more ...
The client and background Suma is a workers’ co-op, a business owned and run by the nearly 200 people who work there. It is the largest equal pay worker co-op ...
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea – Independent Governance Review post-Grenfell The client and background Following the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, it was recognised that the council ...
Supporting system change and tenant involvement The client and background CfGS has been providing expert advice to the National Housing Federation on the development of the Together with Tenants initiative since ...
Diocese of London – Hearing the voices of victims and survivors The client and background CfGS was commissioned by the Diocese of London in 2020 to review its approach to ...
Independent Governance Review for the Royal College of Nursing The client and background In response to a motion at the RCN Congress in 2019, CfGS was commissioned to undertake an ...
Expert support to Croydon Council’s Cross-Party Governance Review The client and background In 2019 Croydon Council established a cross-party Governance Working Group to examine the effectiveness all aspects of governance ...
Designing and delivering new customer engagement mechanisms for Mears Group PLC The client and background Mears is one of the UK’s leading housing and care providers to both the public ...
Helping members to understand governance change in Warwick The client and background Councillors in Warwick wanted to explore the possibility of changing their formal governance arrangements, potentially moving away from ...
Conducting a scrutiny review in Merton The client and background Merton council wanted to undertake an evaluation and review of their scrutiny function. What we did and the impact We ...
Supporting an independent democracy review in Newham The client and background Following her election, Rokhsana Fiaz, the elected Mayor of Newham, committed to establishing an independent democracy commission to look ...
Supporting good governance in Local Enterprise Partnerships The client and background We were commissioned by the LEP Network, the membership body for Local Enterprise Partnerships, to pilot and deliver peer ...
Quality of Scrutiny programme – supporting Skanska UK, one of the country’s top contractors, to improve project planning and delivery The client and background CfGS has been working with Skanska ...
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. Who: In response to a critical Ofsted inspection CfGS was ...
CfGS can: Help the arena of scrutiny become less politicised by teaching members to ask questions in a different, more focussed way.Who: In June 2015, Ed Hammond, CfGS’ Director ...
CfGS can: get new members up to speed with the specialist skills and principles underpinning scrutiny. Who: In July 2015, CfGS’ Regional Advocate Brenda Cook ran a development session in ...
CfGS can: help develop members’ skills in all key areas of local government policy.Who: CfGS’ Regional Advisor Brenda Cook ran a development session in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, helping primarily experienced members ...
CfGS can: help identify governance and scrutiny gaps and provide you recommendations to improve the day-to-day running of your council. Who: CfGS’ Chief Executive Jacqui McKinlay conducted a review ...
CfGS can: provide governance and scrutiny support to new members, getting them up to speed with the responsibilities of their scrutiny role and helping them understand the key skills required ...
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