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Last week we, along with our colleagues at Localis, published the governance risk and resilience framework – a set of material designed to assist...

Introduction What is the governance risk and resilience framework? This material is designed to support individual council officers and councillors to play their part in identifying,...

A summary of the CfGS governance risk and resilience framework.

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...

A technical paper to explain the background to the CfGS governance risk and resilience framework. You can find full details on the framework at www.cfgs.org.uk/governancerisk March...

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,...

This document explains some of the key features of the new White Paper, with a focus on the role of local health scrutiny, and...

We are looking for councils to feature in our forthcoming Scrutiny Frontiers 2020-21 publication, highlighting how you have overcome the challenges posed by the...

This is a CfGS position paper with our views on the potential postponement of the May 2021 elections (notwithstanding Government's confirmation that they will,...

With the effects of the pandemic still acute, it’s easy to forget that the NHS is in the middle of a change programme. For...

Our annual scrutiny survey has opened today, and we have a message from our Chief Executive   2020 marked the 20th anniversary since legislation was passed...

In this guest blog, Rebecca Atherton from Leeds City Council considers the experience of remote scrutiny and its practical challenges. “Can you hear me -...

In our first guest blog of the year, Catherine Buckley from Knowsley Council explains how one scrutiny committee organised and undertook its first entirely...

Governance effectiveness review, in the light of the fire governance modernisation agenda from central Government.

We have spoken extensively to scrutiny and democratic services practitioners in recent months about how action to make the Regulations on remote meetings permanent...

  The final report of the review carried out by Donna Ockenden into maternity care at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital (SaTH) has just been published....

In the latest in our series from scrutiny practitioners reflecting on their experiences during the pandemic, Merton's scrutiny team provide some insights on how...

In this guest blog, Kevin O'Keefe and Steve Griffiths (respectively Dudley Council's Chief Executive and Democratic Services Manager) explain the council's approach to scrutiny...

Last week was officially Anti-Bullying Week. It was good to have a real-life example of the issues and dynamics involved in victimisation and harassment,...

An update to the CfPS/LGA publication "Rethinking governance" (2014). A separate appendix is available which provides more details on the experience of individual councils embarking...

In this guest blog, Robert McGowan, Policy and Scrutiny Officer at Monmouthshire Council, writes for us on practical experiences in carrying out vital scrutiny...