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This blog explores the potential shift in governance and decision-making for councils and combined authorities in the context of new government missions, emphasising the need for a more collaborative, experimental approach to public service delivery and the significant governance changes required to make it successful.

A refection on activity over the summer, covering elections and devolution and the new Government's agenda.

CfGS launches a new thought piece which outlines a system approach to governance and how to do it.

Governance change example, using a bespoke approach to scrutiny at combined authority level.

A paper on the subject of directly elected Mayors in English (DEMs) local government, and as a feature of English combined authorities.

A practical guide for officers and Members to stimulate ideas on public participation, and the role of the public in scrutiny.

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.

This practial guide will be of specific interest for local areas seeking to establish a combined authority, or those in devolved areas (especially governance...

This is our second edition of the guide to overview and scrutiny in Combined Authorities (CAs). When the first edition of this guide was published,...

The story behind why CfGS set up this combined authorities network for members and officers involved in governance and scrutiny.