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Last month the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny (CfGS) was consulting on proposals for new statutory guidance on overview and scrutiny in local government....

Last month the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny (CfGS) was consulting on proposals for new statutory guidance on overview and scrutiny in local government....

Energy and services business, ENGIE UK is leading the way in its commitment to operate at the highest economic, social and environmental standards. In-line with...

We are really pleased to have published an LGA-funded piece of research on the scrutiny of housing. It looked across the piece at social...

It used to be the case that local journalists were not interested in council meetings, and certainly not scrutiny meetings. Thinking back ten or...

I had an interesting conversation on Twitter (inevitably) recently which got me to thinking about how we conceive of scrutiny – what it’s for...

If you are interested in any of our training sessions but our scheduled courses don’t fit your availability, please get in touch to discuss...

  This week we are publishing a guide for councillors on the scrutiny of issues relating to housing, supported and funded by the LGA. The pressures...

The Centre for Governance and Scrutiny, in partnership with the NHS, hosted a well attended and engaging national conference focusing on the most important...

Fellow train nerds will have been watching with interest the ongoing debacle that is the year-long delay to the £15 billion Crossrail project in...

  The CfGS report on scrutiny improvements for Northamptonshire County Council has been published and was approved by the Council meeting at its meeting 20th...

This week will see even more talk of the financial challenges facing councils, if that’s actually possible. Looking at CfGS activities for the week, we’re...

On 7th September Devon County Council are hosting a scrutiny symposium for members and officers to share ideas and experiences of scrutiny. The event...

On 4th December, the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny will host its annual local government scrutiny conference in London where around 150 scrutiny practitioners...

Are you bold enough to conduct a scrutiny review into your council’s preparations for Brexit? I ask because the shape and complexion of our relationship...

(EDIT, September 2018: We have now published more information about the overview and scrutiny guidance, which you can find here) We are working with MHCLG...

Exploring the big issues in local government scrutiny and governance Join more than 150 colleagues from scrutiny, governance and policy from across local government to discuss the...

What do you do if not enough councillors turn up to a meeting for it to be quorate? Until recently this was perhaps a rather...