Following intervention, Birmingham City Council commissioned a Governance Stabilisation Plan to support its immediate and short-term challenges.
This highlights resident involvement in housing scrutiny committees, by creating co-optee roles and using surveys and focus groups to improve engagement and more inclusive decision-making.
Learning Event designed for knowledge and experience sharing as well as soaking up the knowledge of experts.
Mel Stevens, Chief Executive and Antony Mullen, Research and Impact Manager, discuss the fallout from recent riots.
A refection on activity over the summer, covering elections and devolution and the new Government's agenda.
Learning Event on how deliberative democracy can revitalise public engagement and strengthen scrutiny.
Learning Event with focus on in-year financial scrutiny.
Anita Searby - Democratic Lead and Statutory Scrutiny Officer - shares what happened when Cornwall Council undertook a Scrutiny Impact Review.
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Learning Event to explore the future of public sector governance and AI.
A governance change journey, moving from committee to cabinet system and spotlighting challenges and opportunities along the way.
Jonathan Werran, chief executive at Localis, shares thoughts on how the Labour government’s devolution plans will unfold and impact local governance.
This is the fourth edition of a technical paper first published in 2013.
CfGS launches a new thought piece which outlines a system approach to governance and how to do it.
Mel joined us in May 2023 as our Chief Executive, bringing her extensive expertise in design, strategy, and practice in public sector governance and...
Joint letter from the UK Open Government Network, on how open government can build trust, support reforms and drive.
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