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  • Reviewing governance, reviewing the constitution 

    Posted on 11/06/2020 by Ed Hammond

    A lot of councils fairly regularly conduct reviews of their constitution. Your council may be one of them. You might do them in-house (your Monitoring Officer or Head of Governance ...

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  • Why your council needs a scrutiny health check

    Posted on 06/03/2018 by Centre for Governance and Scrutiny

    Weak scrutiny can lead to failure, strong scrutiny supports success. “I think that where scrutiny is done properly in local authorities that have the right culture, and where scrutiny is ...

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  • Good scrutiny begins with excellent work programming

    Posted on 06/03/2018 by Centre for Governance and Scrutiny

    Get expert advice, support and resources An effective work programme is central to effective scrutiny. But it’s no simple task. Consultation, prioritisation, challenging conversations, seeking agreement and then piecing it ...

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  • Council business opportunities

    Posted on 06/03/2018 by Centre for Governance and Scrutiny

    Governance assurance for successful commercial growth Many councils are being more assertive, and business focused in the way they operate, becoming more commercial and seeking new income to balance their ...

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  • The art of scrutiny politics

    Posted on 06/03/2018 by Centre for Governance and Scrutiny

    A series of workshops for council officers “We are concerned that in too many councils, supporting the executive is the over-riding priority, with little regard for the scrutiny function.” ...

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  • Building blocks of good scrutiny

    Posted on 14/04/2016 by Ed Hammond

    We organise regular national training sessions to provide officers and members with the key skills they need to carry out their roles effectively. We also make these courses available to ...

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  • Scrutiny inductions

    Posted on 14/04/2016 by Ed Hammond

    Providing proper, meaningful induction to scrutiny councillors is critical. The scrutiny role is an important one; the reduction in resources available for officer support to the function means that councillors ...

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  • Evaluations of governance arrangements (“adoption of the committee system”)

    Posted on 14/04/2016 by Ed Hammond

    A number of councils in England have, in recent years, sought to review their formal governance arrangements – in particular, evaluating whether they should adopt the committee system form of ...

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  • Evaluations of scrutiny arrangements

    Posted on 14/04/2016 by Ed Hammond

    For some, reviewing a council’s scrutiny arrangements means rejigging the structure and names of committees. We recognise that it is more complicated than this. With a proven track record of ...

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  • Designing governance in strategic commissioning

    Posted on 14/04/2016 by Ed Hammond

    More councils than ever before are now actively pursuing commissioning as a means to deliver a far wider range of services. Commissioning differs from traditional outsourcing in many ways, but ...

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  • Leading major change – helping councillors to be central to the transformation and improvement journey

    Posted on 14/04/2016 by Ed Hammond

    Local government is undergoing profound change – the pressure both to make financial savings, and to make sure that local public services are aligned to local people’s increasingly complex needs ...

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  • Assistance on devolution from start to finish

    Posted on 05/04/2016 by Ed Hammond

    We can offer a range of support from the beginning of the devolution process, all the way through to deals being implemented.While we're keen to see areas work with ...

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  • Weighing up your structural options

    Posted on 05/04/2016 by Ed Hammond

    We can help you to think about the various structures and models open to you, as you seek to agree on a permanent approach to devolution governance.  Our approach is focused on the ...

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  • Devolution diagnostic

    Posted on 05/04/2016 by Ed Hammond

    Formulating devolution proposals can be challenging. For local areas, the need for speedy agreement can work against the need to ensure that a proposal to Government is robust. There is ...

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  • Safeguarding – overview and scrutiny development programme

    Posted on 22/03/2016 by Su Turner

    Overview and scrutiny development Why is this important? Recent reports including Professor Jay’s 2014 Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham and Louise Casey’s follow-up report highlighted the crucial ...

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  • Effective corporate parenting

    Posted on 22/03/2016 by Su Turner

    Member training to champion outcomes for looked-after children Why is this important?Councillors have a legal duty, as corporate parents, to ensure ‘looked-after’ children within their authority are healthy and thriving. ...

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  • Governance Scrutiny Services

    Posted on 15/03/2016 by toast

    Scrutiny reviews and evaluationsWhy is this important?As local government changes, the way that scrutiny is carried out needs to change as well. Scrutiny has to add value to stay ...

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  • Devolution Services

    Posted on 15/03/2016 by toast

    Devolution: diagnosticWhy is this important?The devolution process is unpredictable. But the more you can understand and give assurance about how governance and decision-making will work in any new arrangement, ...

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