The CfGS team

CfGS has a core team, complemented by expert associates who work on our behalf across the UK. CfGS’s trustees oversee governance, provide strategic advice and ensure compliance with our charity and company obligations.

Andy Fry OBE - Chief Executive

Andy is Chief Executive of the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny. Under Andy’s leadership, CfGS is the foremost national organisation in the field of developing, promoting and supporting excellence in governance and scrutiny. Andy oversees CfGS’s work across a wide range of sectors including local government, national government, health and ...

Lord Bob Kerslake - Chair

Lord Kerslake is the Chair of the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny. A former Head of the Civil Service, Lord Kerslake led the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) from November 2010, stepping down in February 2015. Prior to this, he was the first Chief Executive of the Homes ...