Resource type: Publications
“Docking in”: changing the way we act on local democracy
A guide for rethinking how local decisions get made – and the changes that we might need to make in local democracy after the pandemic.
Considerations for improving citizen participation in the Scrutiny of Combined Authorities in England
A practical guide for officers and Members to stimulate ideas on public participation, and the role of the public in scrutiny.
10 questions to ask for a combined authority scrutinising economic development
A paper to support councillors sitting on combined authority overview and scrutiny committees to understand the pressures and opportunities that CAs face in tackling economic development and recovery.
10 questions to ask if you are scrutinising gambling harm
A publication to raise awareness and increase the involvement of elected members in overview and scrutiny roles, in tackling gambling harm.
Approaches to meeting: learning lessons from the pandemic
A review of experiences of remote meetings during the pandemic.
Scrutiny Improvement Reviews – main themes & findings
An evaluation of local authority scrutiny functions, using our CfGS Scrutiny Improvement Review methodology.
Guide to support combined authority governance of post-pandemic policymaking
A publication on Combined Authority governance approaches to scrutiny, post-pandemic.
Scrutiny Frontiers 2020/21: experiences from the frontline
Frontline scrutiny stories in the light of the pandemic.
Audit committees and scrutiny committees: working together
A guide for councillors on audit committees and scrutiny committees on how member-level activity on audit, and councils’ scrutiny functions, can work more closely.
A practical toolkit for emerging combined authorities
This practial guide will be of specific interest for local areas seeking to establish a combined authority, or those in devolved areas (especially governance professionals) seeking to explore and refine their relationship with Government following new legislation. Creating and negotiating a devolution deal involves a plurality of possible geographies, strategies and governance models, where the […]