Category: News
LGA Conference Blog, By Megan Ingle
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 Officers (ADSO) and Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) on the ‘good governance hub’. The LGA advised that their programme this year would ‘focus on providing […]
Chief executive’s update: April 2023
Chief Executive update, 2023.
CfGS 2023 annual survey of overview and scrutiny in local government
Headline findings of the 2023 CfGS annual survey of overview and scrutiny in local government.
South-West Regional Scrutiny Network – Homelessness Task and Finish Group
Cross-party Homelessness Task and Finish Working Group, launched to examine the impact of any increase in homelessness in Exeter as a result of benefit cuts and increases in the cost of living.
Discussion Paper for Roundtable- ‘Changes to Inspecting Local Authority Children’s Services (ILACS) & how Scrutiny can meaningfully add value’
This is a roundtable event to explore the changes to Inspecting local authority children’s services (ILACS) and how Scrutiny can meaningfully add value to the process: Inspecting local authority children’s services – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Please click the below link to view the discussion paper for the event. If you have any questions, please do contact […]
Long read: the English Devolution Accountability Framework
First thoughts on the English Devolution Accountability Framework.
Chief executive update
We are moving towards financial year-end here at CfGS – a busy time, when we are also tying off a lot of our 2022/23 work for local authorities as well as agreeing the terms of our annual memorandum of understanding with the LGA. We’re very close to the start of the pre-election period too – […]
Blog: Tales of the Unexpected – Preparing for the twists and turns of 2023 election results
How CfGS can help support transition in times of elections and change.
Long read: scrutiny in committee system authorities
Discussion on scrutiny in committee system authorities; how to make it work and associated challenges to consider.
Local Public Accounts Committees: what are they?
Interrogation of Local Public Accounts Committees, and their purpose.