The latest scrutiny and governance news from across the sector.
Read our latest publication summarising and complementing previous LGA research on the way in which audit and scrutiny can work together to tackle the management and oversight of risk. Download ...
Calling all councils in England - the Annual Survey needs you! We're reaching out to all councils in England with an exciting opportunity to contribute to our annual survey. This survey aims ...
It is a bit of a cliché to describe contemporary politics as “febrile”, but it is a convenient way in to a discussion about how positive – and negative – ...
All councils in England are entitled – and, in fact, expected – to take advantage of the offer from the Local Government Association to undergo an external review, led by ...
We have long recommended that councils’ scrutiny functions have their ear to the ground with regard to complaints made about council services (we published a blog about it in 2019, ...
Last month (November 2023) saw the long-awaited publication of the “scrutiny protocol” – Government guidance for combined authorities on how their overview and scrutiny arrangements are meant to operate. It ...
Councils are responsible for their own performance and improvement. At a local level scrutiny provides an important contribution to this work – holding to account, challenging and supporting councils to ...
This week (w/c 11 December 2023) we’re publishing a piece of guidance for councillors on their rights to access information. These vital rights are important for councillors to understand (and ...
On 31 October 2023, the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny convened an online roundtable for governance professionals to talk about their experiences (and expectations) relating to Government "Best Value" interventions. ...
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 ...
Happy New Year! 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny. We were set up by the Local Government Association, the Local Government ...
May seems an awfully long way away, but both councillors and officers will already be gearing up for the local elections. Depressingly, local polls are often seen as providing a ...
Chief executive’s update: W/C 25 November 2022 With apologies for the slight delay since I last wrote to update you on CfGS’s work, here’s some information about what’s coming up ...
Next week, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) will cease to be, and in their place new statutory Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) will come into being – taking responsibility for the design ...
The Centre for Governance and Scrutiny is looking for an experienced governance professional to join the team, on secondment or a fixed term contract, for six months - on either ...
We want to know what you think! Do you work as a senior scrutiny officer in an English or Welsh Council? Do you have time to make a real difference ...
The Health and Care Bill continues on its progress through the House of Lords. A number of partners have come together to support amendments which now seek to remove ...
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 ...
Today (28 February) we published guidance for councils in England on new approaches to hybrid meetings. This guidance focuses on matters relating to behaviours and attitudes, reflecting on lessons learned ...
Here, you can read our detailed paper setting out the key elements of the White Paper, published in early February 2022. This blog aims to make some more general reflections. ...