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Earlier this year, we published guidance to support councils to engage with Ofsted inspections of local authority children’s services under the “inspecting local authority children’s services” (ILACS) framework. This blog ...
Take a look at our latest featured Case Study highlighting the transformative journey of the Overview & Scrutiny function at Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. This was submitted by Jodie ...
At the recent North East Scrutiny Joint Officer/Member Network, Scrutiny and Democracy Support Officer, Jonathan Lunness from South Tyneside, presented a report on the 'Commission on Tackling Poverty in South ...
As you will be aware, we are always on the look-out for example of best practice and good scrutiny at CfGS. We recently received this submission from Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, ...
If you are a councillor on a health overview and scrutiny committee, or an officer supporting one, you will want and need to know about the forthcoming introduction of the ...
To empower or intimidate? When I started my secondment with CfGS I didn’t anticipate the fascination I would develop with council chambers. They really are the most enchanting spaces, each ...
Public participation par excellence Recently I wrote out to colleagues asking for approaches to how Councils invite public participation at Committee. I must begin with a huge thank you to ...
Working in local government is unlike any other organisation and working in democratic services and scrutiny is unlike any part of local government! It’s a balancing act between providing support ...
Hot off the heels of our own Annual Conference in mid-June, CfGS then attended the LGA Conference 2023 in early July, joined by our colleagues the Association of Democratic Service ...
With the local elections having recently taken place, many council officers are thinking about putting together a structured training and development programme for their newly or returning elected members and ...
Next year we celebrate our 50th anniversary. That’s nearly half a century investigating complaints about councils. Each year we investigate thousands of cases, many shining a valuable light on people’s ...
As you may be aware, we recently held our Annual Conference at the King’s Fund in London! Now that the dust has settled, we have drafted this blog to recap ...
ADSO, CfGS, LLG (the good governance hub) are in attendance at the LGA Conference 2023, stand T9. Join us to explore: • Learnings from best practice and poor practice ...
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 ...
Please follow the link below for the updated CfGS Annual Conference Agenda. The Chair and Panel profiles can be found here: Panellist and Chair Profiles for the upcoming CfGS ...
This is the last of these updates I’ll produce – after nine months as Acting Chief Executive I will, on 2 May, be welcoming our new CEO Mel Stevens to ...
Nearly every year since 2004 CfGS has carried out an annual scrutiny survey. The intention of the exercise is to understand not only how scrutiny is carried out, but how ...
On 4th April, the final report of the Hewitt Review was published. This review, commissioned by Government, was carried out by former health minister Patricia Hewitt, looking at the operation ...
Following a request put forward by a Councillor, in June 2022 the City Council established a cross party Homelessness Task and Finish Working Group, chaired by the Deputy Chair of ...
Please find below the profiles of our panellists and chair for the panel at our upcoming conference. The conference is titled ‘Governance and scrutiny fit for the future’ – building ...
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