CfGS is committed to developing and promoting leading policy and practice in governance and scrutiny.
Follow the link below to read the highlights from Ed Hammond, Deputy Chief Executive, CfGS’s Keynote speech from this year’s …
Directly-Elected Mayors (DEMs) have been a feature of executive governance in England for more than two decades but their work …
Report author: Camilla de Bernhardt Lane This paper aims to support the work of non-Executive Councillors who are involved in …
This is one of three connected publications, all aiming to provide technical advice on the operation and review of critical …
To note: this is one of three connected publications, all aiming to provide technical advice on the operation and review …
To note: this is one of three connected publications, all aiming to provide technical advice on the operation and review …
What is this guide about? This is a comprehensive introductory guide that aims to provide an overview of the main …
What is this guide about? This guide aims to provide an overview of the main components that comprise of Children’s …
A summary of the CfGS governance risk and resilience framework. You can find full details on the framework at www.cfgs.org.uk/governancerisk …
This guide is for councillors sitting on scrutiny committees, and the officers who support them. It is designed to support …
Publications exploring the governance and scrutiny challenges which form part of new developments such as devolution, sustainability and transformation plans in health or new delivery vehicles. These are free to access, and some are funded by our partners including the Local Government Association.
Thought-leadership and policy development work which seeks to learn from our delivery experience or provide insight into new and potential challenges facing leaders and the governance community. This often takes the form of roundtables, blogs and think pieces.
Organising idea exchanges, best practice and support events including conferences, regional seminars and gatherings for specific groups of practitioners. These are promoted via our newsletter and you can sign-up here.
Running campaigns when we think something needs highlighting or changing. Often this involves advocating the benefits of transparency and accountability – an example is changes we promoted to local government scrutiny to coincide with the Communities and Local Government Select Committee Inquiry. You can read about our submission to the inquiry here.
Research is an area where CfGS is looking to increase activity. The aim is to have a good balance between work we fund from income generation and projects funded via grants and other research funding mechanisms.