This document explains some of the key features of the new White Paper, with a focus on the role of …
In May 2019, Clive Betts MP (Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee) wrote to CfGS to …
The Welsh Government published a Green Paper on local government in March. The main thrust of the Green Paper was …
The Committee on Standards in Public Life is an independent body which provides advice to the Prime Minister on matters …
Download this letter from Dr Sarah Wollaston, Chair of the Health Select Committee of the House of Commons, inviting Health …
Responding to the House of Commons’ Communities and Local Government (CLG) Select Committee’s review of its own work since 2010 …
Short briefing setting out CfGS’s suggestions on the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill. Intended principally for Parliamentarians but relevant …
Briefing providing a comprehensive rundown on national policy and activity relating to the concept of social value (including the Social …
Our response to an inquiry carried out by MPs into the effectiveness of Police and Crime Commissioners.
Briefing providing policy background to national and local activity relating to domestic violence – how it is identified and tackling, …
Providing advice on the role that scrutiny can perform in helping councils and local health bodies to understand, and arrest, …
Helping council scrutiny to support improvements in quality and patient experience and help the local NHS put patiends first, in …
Examining national and local steps to tackle violent extremism, and suggesting ways in which scrutiny can investigate this issue locally. …
This briefing, the twenty-fourth in our Policy Briefing series, look at national and local policy around emergency planning –the organisations …
This briefing, the twenty-second in our policy briefings series, looks at public transport in local areas. Public transport helps to …
Raising questions that areas wishing to review their NHS Health Check service can use to help them understand their local …
Providing a comprehensive rundown on the likely funding outlook for local councils in 2012, and practical advice on how overview …
Providing a comprehensive rundown on national policy and activity relating to town centre regeneration and redevelopment, and practical advice on …
Providing a comprehensive rundown on regulations issued by Government in 2012 relating to local government transparency and access to information …