CfGS is committed to developing and promoting leading policy and practice in governance and scrutiny.
CfGS reviews the first few months in operation of the new scrutiny arrangements for Mayoral combined authorities. Since 2015, the …
A publication produced by CfGS for the Welsh Government – this guidance helps local authority scrutiny committees support the development …
A good governance discussion document As collaboration and partnership working need to become more streamlined, more strategic and more effective, …
The scrutiny self-evaluation framework is a tool to help scrutiny officers and members to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses …
Overview and scrutiny in combined authorities: a plain English guide provides officers and members with a straightforward guide to the …
Devolution is of interest to everyone in local government. This CfGS publication explores some of the common challenges around governance and …
The welfare of all children and young people in the local community must be a top priority for any local …
Scrutinising issues affecting children in the care of the local authority. Produced in partnership with the LGA. This guide describes …
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.
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