Resources

Recommendations on how to improve the involvement of resident voice and overall council governance, post-Grenfell fire tragedy.

Complementing the revised 2nd edition of our guide to scrutiny and COVID-19, this publication sets out the views of practitioners on their councils' scrutiny...

Published in partnership with CIPFA. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on council finances, uncertainty regarding the delayed fair funding review and future operations for...

Design, implementation and support for a housing association Tenant Advisory Panel.

A governance review to integrate survivor and victim perspectives into the Diocese of London's safeguarding strategy.

An independent governance review, with focus on decision-making, strategy, culture, structures and processes.

A local council governance review, with significant impact in formal governance arrangements and how backbenchers and the public are involved in decision-making.

A new approach to engaging customers housing association business, with more effective ways to listen and respond.

Design and implementation of an independent governance mechanism to ensure accountability for the delivery of a new Responsible Business Charter.

Example of our methodology for a scrutiny impact review, with recommendations for a council to put into action.

Democracy review, with focus on engagement with local people as part of a wider Independent democracy commission.

Pilots and delivery of structured peer reviews for England's LEPs, enhancing governance through focused discussions and actionable insights.

This paper is intended to support those involved in strategic, member-led transport governance in a (mayoral) combined authority, specifically those which previously had integrated...

We carried out a full survey in 2019, to find out councillors and officers views of oversight and scrutiny. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of councils in...

Our commercialisation and scrutiny guide is a practical tool for councillors who are involved in scrutiny and wish to find out more about scrutiny...

Taking Scrutiny Seriously is a series of tools to help council CEOs and senior statutory officers improve the profile and impact of their council...

This is a short research report commissioned by the Combined Authorities Governance Network (CAGN) to explore the governance relationship with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs)....

This is a short research report commissioned by the Combined Authorities Governance Network (CAGN) to explore the management of freedom of information (FOI) requests...