This comprehensive support programme formed the first phase of a longer term piece of work to help local authorities tackle …
Read morePractical advice for scrutiny practitioners who want to ask effective questions of people delivering, and experiencing, services to help to …
Read moreLooking at the way that local scrutiny functions can investigate local action on preventing unintentional injury in children and young …
Read moreThis guide aims to help frontline councillors in their role of improving the quality of life of their residents; in …
Read moreGetting to the bottom of accountability, what it is and why it is important. It shines a light on the …
Read moreAssisting overview and scrutiny committees in reflecting issues relating to dignity in care, and respect for those being cared for, …
Read moreDiscussing key elements in the adult social care transformation programme which wil help overview and scrutiny committees assess the extent …
Read moreThis guide is one of a series designed to help Health Overview and Scrutiny Committees (OSCs) carry out their scrutiny …
Read moreThis guide is intended to provide advice to councils, councillors and officers on the operation of overview and scrutiny; we …
Read moreCfGS has produced updated material on work programming and the production of scrutiny annual reports. This replaces earlier guidance produced …
Read morePublications 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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