Before the pandemic, we and the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) embarked on a project looking at the way that councils (and...
A few weeks ago we published a paper exploring how scrutiny in local authorities can play an active part in helping councils to learn...
In March last year (2021) we published the “Governance risk and resilience” framework – a set of material designed to support people working in...
We have now published our annual survey of overview and scrutiny in local government – the definitive picture of scrutiny’s effectiveness in the first...
Read the results from the 2021-22 annual overview and scrutiny survey.
The use of surveys to gather and triangulate evidence for scrutiny reviews is easier, now that we can be more confident that a majority...
Horizon scanning is often said to be a key part of the contribution that Scrutiny can make. But how far into the future is...
It’s been a busy summer – although nobody really expects August to be a period of “downtime” any more. We head into the autumn...
A lessons-learned guide, post pandemic in 2022.
For the first time on record, temperatures in the UK exceeded 40°C, though this isn’t the only record broken this year; inflation hit a...
An overview of CfGS activity in 2021-22.
I had always intended to write a blog reflecting on my first 6-months as Chief Executive at CfGS. However, I must admit to never...
NEW GUIDANCE ON CALL-IN Introduction and objectives As part of its work supporting local authority governance, CfGS is planning to produce a short guide on the...
A guide rethinking how local decisions get made, including changes that we might need to make in local democracy after the pandemic.
A guide for rethinking how local decisions get made – and the changes that we might need to make in local democracy after the pandemic.
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.
Terrie’s reflections as the Board publishes its second independent annual report As Chair of the Mears Scrutiny Board, I am pleased to report the main...
Next week, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) will cease to be, and in their place new statutory Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) will come into being...
A publication to raise awareness and increase the involvement of elected members in overview and scrutiny roles, in tackling gambling harm.
A briefing paper on local accountability of NHS bodies, in relation to local authorities’ overview and scrutiny arrangements.
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