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Scrutiny of Children’s Services – A Short Guide

A guide to scrutiny of Children’s Services within local authorities.

20 March 2023
briefing papers
Local Public Accounts Committees

A paper which discusses governance and partnerships in the context of local Public Accounts Committees.

15 March 2023
publications
10 Questions on Cyber Security

An LGA guide is for councillors sitting on scrutiny committees, and the officers who support them.

2 March 2023
publicationstechnical papers
Scrutiny Practitioners Guide

A go-to guide for all scrutiny practitioners.

6 December 2022
research
Cost-of-Living Information Digest

An information digest for local authorities undertaking, or planning to undertake, research on the cost-of-living crisis.

5 December 2022
briefing papers
Briefing Note: Financial Scrutiny Webinar with CfGS and Guy Clifton

A summary briefing of a Financial Scrutiny Webinar held in 2022.

24 November 2022
research
Council size changes: learning lessons from submissions and implementation

Research on the process electoral review in England, 2022.

7 November 2022
publications
Scrutiny and work programming

A summary of material on scrutiny work programming, 2022.

27 October 2022
publications
Health and Care Act: discussion paper

A discussion paper on Regulations and Statutory Guidance relating to health scrutiny, further to the Health and Care Act 2022.

29 September 2022
briefing papers
Scrutiny of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill

A briefing paper on Scrutiny of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill.

20 September 2022
publications
Critical risks, commercialisation and the role of Scrutiny

A Critical Risk Brochure for local authorities, exploring scrutiny and commercialisation.

20 September 2022
research
Annual Survey of Overview and Scrutiny – Results Report 2021-22

Read the results from the 2021-22 annual overview and scrutiny survey.

20 September 2022
publications
Learning from the pandemic

A lessons-learned guide, post pandemic in 2022.

1 September 2022
publications
CfGS 2021-2022 Annual Report and Accounts

An overview of CfGS activity in 2021-22.

9 August 2022
publications
Local politics, local campaigns. Understanding how councils work and getting your voice heard.

A guide rethinking how local decisions get made, including changes that we might need to make in local democracy after the pandemic.

11 July 2022
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.

11 July 2022
publications
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.

11 July 2022
publications
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.

11 July 2022