Category: News
LGA Conference Drinks Reception 2026
Exciting announcement about the launch of a refreshed Governance Risk and Resilience Framework, a project led by CfGS and Localis.
Test Valley Borough Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Speaking to Test Valley’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Mel Stevens considers what effective scrutiny looks like in a time of devolution, local government reorganisation and political change, and sets out five tests for developing a strong scrutiny work programme
CIPFA Local Government Deputy Chief Finance Officer Summit
Ian Parry joins sector leaders at CIPFA’s Local Government Deputy CFO Summit 2026 to explore how stronger governance, scrutiny and organisational culture can help councils make better decisions and build resilience under pressure
Election 2026 special: Managing change
With the 2026 elections set to reshape local power, this blog explores how councils can navigate uncertainty and respond effectively to sudden political change
Getting ahead of the local election results
Read this to stay one step ahead of local election results – understand what’s changing, what it means for your council, and how to respond with confidence
Setting up the Scrutiny Review Library: what we learned
Find out more about some of the key lessons we learned about what works – and what doesn’t – when building a shared resource to support better, more connected scrutiny across the sector
CfGS announces team changes and welcomes new senior appointments
We are welcoming two new staff and saying goodbye to Ed and Camilla
Photo gallery
Take a peak at all the action from our conference, held at Millennium Point, Birmingham for the first time
Governance and 25 years of scrutiny
This piece, written by Ed Hammond, was originally published by the LGC, explains what we can learn from the moment that executive and scrutiny were separated in English and Welsh local authority governance