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briefing papers
Health and Care Act 2022

A briefing paper on local accountability of NHS bodies, in relation to local authorities’ overview and scrutiny arrangements.

30 May 2022
briefing papers
Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill Briefing

A briefing paper on Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.

30 May 2022
publications
Approaches to meeting: learning lessons from the pandemic

A review of experiences of remote meetings during the pandemic.

28 February 2022
briefing papers
Levelling-up White Paper: briefing on governance

A briefing paper on key governance considerations for local and combined authorities arising from the Government's Levelling-up White Paper.

11 February 2022
publicationsresearch
Scrutiny Improvement Reviews – main themes & findings

An evaluation of local authority scrutiny functions, using our CfGS Scrutiny Improvement Review methodology.

1 December 2021
publications
Guide to support combined authority governance of post-pandemic policymaking

A publication on Combined Authority governance approaches to scrutiny, post-pandemic.

27 October 2021
briefing papers
Briefing for Parliamentarians on the Health and Care Bill

Briefing on the removal of the power of referral to the Secretary of State, in response to the Public Bill Committee for the Health and Care Bill.

20 September 2021
publications
Scrutiny Frontiers 2020/21: experiences from the frontline

Frontline scrutiny stories in the light of the pandemic.

5 August 2021
research
Annual Survey of Overview and Scrutiny – Results Report 2020-21

Results from the 2020-21 annual overview and scrutiny survey.

7 July 2021
publications
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.

1 July 2021
publications
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...

23 June 2021
research
Combined authority governance during COVID-19

This ‘lessons learnt’ style debrief highlights governance change within combined authorities (CAs) as they responded to the crisis and considers the governance risks in the recovery phase.

23 June 2021
research
Using scrutiny to tackle gambling harms

A collection of case studies from local authorities, on approaches to tackling gambling harms through scrutiny.

15 June 2021
briefing papers
Possible legislative provisions on scrutiny in the health Bill

CfGS has produced a draft of possible provisions, either for the Health and Care Bill or subsequent Regulations, to support the continued operation of...

14 May 2021
briefing papers
Response to consultation: NHS System Oversight Framework, 2021/22

CfGS has responded to the NHS's consultation on its System Oversight Framework for 2021/22. This work links closely with our ongoing work on the wider...

14 May 2021
case studies
Glasgow City Council

Building a strategic approach to scrutiny though interactive development and coaching sessions for council members.

13 May 2021
publications
Governance risk and resilience framework: summary

A summary of the CfGS governance risk and resilience framework.

8 March 2021
publications
The governance risk and resilience framework: the seven characteristics

This is a document setting out the "seven characteristics" used to support the CfGS governance risk and resilience framework. You can find full details on...

8 March 2021