CfGS is committed to developing and promoting leading policy and practice in governance and scrutiny.
This briefing has been drafted to support ongoing Parliamentary scrutiny of the passage of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill, and …
Recent global and international events have redefined the policy landscape and had wide-reaching ramifications on local public service delivery. The …
Each year the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny (CfGS) asks senior scrutiny officers, elected members and other officers working in …
The immediate, operational impacts of the pandemic are receding. Government has removed the final legal restrictions associated with COVID self-isolation. …
Read below the Executive Summary from our Annual Survey 2022. The full version will be published soon. What makes for …
This guide has been produced using funds from the JRSST Charitable Trust. It is part of a project being delivered …
This paper has been funded by a grant from JRSST Charitable Trust, as part of a project on post pandemic …
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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