News & events

CfGS explainer on our guidance for councillors on their rights to access information.

Notes from our roundtable event on the governance implications of Government intervention in local councils.

Core elements in the Scrutiny of children’s services.

Discussion piece on DHSC new health scrutiny arrangements.

An account of how council chambers can have significant impact on how people relate to governance and scrutiny.

Ideas to increase the reach of scrutiny activities and increase public engagement.

Core elements for strengthening positive dynamics of member/officer relationships.

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...

Step-by-step guide to putting together a scrutiny training and development programme.

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman perspective on investigating complaints about councils.

Results and reflections on the 2023 CfGS Annual Conference, Annual Conference.

Chief Executive update, 2023.

Headline findings of the 2023 CfGS annual survey of overview and scrutiny in local government.

Thoughts on the Hewitt Review on integrated care systems.

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.

Exploration of how to prepare for a new a incoming administration.

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...

Sharpening the scrutiny function in a Children's Scrutiny Action Plan, in respond to Ofsted.