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Whether you or your organisation are new to scrutiny or governance, or have some experience, we can provide learning solutions to suit your needs.

Finance Essentials

Advise on duties around financial oversight and scrutiny
Explore local authority finance
Explain how to plan for in-year reviews
Discuss the benefits of scrutiny in budget development
Identify what needs to be in place for medium-term financial strategy
Tailor to the learning needs of new or established members

Questioning Skills

Explore skills and techniques for effective questioning
Review types of questions and when to apply them
Refresh and refine capability
Evaluate types of data and information to construct questions

Scrutiny in Budget Development

Identify key outcomes for budget scrutiny
Review member and officer capability
Provide input for planning budget scrutiny
Conduct coaching and support to develop capability

Scrutiny Essentials

Explore the links between successful scrutiny programmes and organisational and political culture
Provide guidance on scrutiny powers and processes
Run an interactive, engaging session suited to all whether new or established in their roles
Refresh scrutiny knowledge and confidence

Using Performance, Finance & Risk Data

Explore how data and evidence can be used to support scrutiny
Explain how to interpret data to help members prioritise work
Build confidence on how to use data oversight to escalate issues

Work Programming

Examine the building blocks of effective work programming
Explore how to select the right topics at the right time
Understand how to apply logic and method to the topics that are selected
Build a realistic programme of topics

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