A draft of our new scrutiny self-evaluation framework. This is intended to provide a basis for discussion and comment; a …
Read moreDevolution is of interest to everyone in local government. This CfGS publication explores some of the common challenges around governance and …
Read moreA publication on risk, resilience and scrutiny – exploring how scrutiny can help to develop and sustain a positive risk …
Read moreIn March 2016, CfGS held a roundtable on school accountability, inviting senior academics, journalists and school leaders to debate key …
Read moreKicking off our 2015/16 campaign on devolution and governance, this report highlights the key steps that we think areas pursuing …
Read moreResponding to the House of Commons’ Communities and Local Government (CLG) Select Committee’s review of its own work since 2010 …
Read moreDelivering place-based accountability –a local Public Accounts Committee for every place. Published in the run-up to the 2015 General Election, …
Read moreShort briefing setting out CfGS’s suggestions on the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill. Intended principally for Parliamentarians but relevant …
Read moreBriefing providing a comprehensive rundown on national policy and activity relating to the concept of social value (including the Social …
Read moreSummary of the outcomes of a roundtable meeting which CfGS held to discuss the responsibility on leaders and those in …
Read moreOur response to an inquiry carried out by MPs into the effectiveness of Police and Crime Commissioners.
Read moreBriefing providing policy background to national and local activity relating to domestic violence – how it is identified and tackling, …
Read moreThe text of a lecture on links between Parliament and local government given by our former Chair, Rt Hon Nick …
Read moreProviding advice on the role that scrutiny can perform in helping councils and local health bodies to understand, and arrest, …
Read moreHelping council scrutiny to support improvements in quality and patient experience and help the local NHS put patiends first, in …
Read moreExamining national and local steps to tackle violent extremism, and suggesting ways in which scrutiny can investigate this issue locally. …
Read moreThis briefing, the twenty-fourth in our Policy Briefing series, look at national and local policy around emergency planning –the organisations …
Read moreThis briefing, the twenty-second in our policy briefings series, looks at public transport in local areas. Public transport helps to …
Read moreTransparency is a significant theme in public life and impacts on the relationship between citizens and the state and wider …
Read moreA book of essays from a range of national figures with an interest in scrutiny and accountability, reviewing the state …
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