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Briefing Note: Financial Scrutiny Webinar with CfGS and Guy Clifton

Here you can find a summary briefing of the Financial Scrutiny Webinar with CfGS and Guy Clifton, which took place …

“Docking in”: changing the way we act on local democracy

This paper has been funded by a grant from JRSST Charitable Trust, as part of a project on post pandemic …

Considerations for improving citizen participation in the Scrutiny of Combined Authorities in England

This publication is a collaboration between the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny and the Democratic Society and was authored by …

Health and Care Act 2022

This briefing focuses on accountability, specifically the local accountability of NHS bodies to local authorities’ overview and scrutiny arrangements. In …

Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill Briefing

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on 17th May 2022. This briefing provides …

Levelling-up White Paper: briefing on governance

A briefing setting out the key governance considerations for local and combined authorities arising from the Government’s Levelling-up White Paper.  …

Position paper and explainer: the Government’s health White Paper

This document explains some of the key features of the new White Paper, with a focus on the role of …

Letter to Clive Betts MP on the statutory scrutiny guidance

In May 2019, Clive Betts MP (Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee) wrote to CfGS to …

Response to Welsh Government local government Green Paper

The Welsh Government published a Green Paper on local government in March.  The main thrust of the Green Paper was …

Response to consultation by Committee on Standards in Public Life on ethical standards in local government

The Committee on Standards in Public Life is an independent body which provides advice to the Prime Minister on matters …