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The National Housing Federation is launching ‘Together with Tenants’, a new national initiative to create a stronger relationship between tenants and housing associations. The creation...

After the local elections in May, supporting your new and returning councillors will be a high priority. Elections can mean change - a new...

The short answer to this question is, of course, “nobody knows”. As I write this a further “meaningful vote” on the Withdrawal Agreement is...

A new explainer for the NHS and local authorities outlines possible solutions for the governance and accountability challenges brought by the move to integrated...

This report by APSE (the Association for Public Service Excellence) and the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny discusses the ways in which scrutiny can...

On 15 January the NAO published their report on local governance – the systems in place and the ability of local governance to be...

Happy New Year! Well, 2018 came and went and you will have noticed that the scrutiny guidance is still conspicuous by its absence. Government undertook...

Social value is a concept that has gained significant awareness in recent years. Legislation in the UK has increased its prominence, and research shows...

The Centre for Governance and Scrutiny hosted a well attended and engaging national conference focusing on the current challenges facing scrutiny and sharing examples...

Is there a role for scrutiny when a council faces big and scary challenges? Does scrutiny step forward or slip back when the task...

Resources for finance scrutiny We think that scrutiny of council finances (and of budget development) should be year-round – a continued, sustained conversation between scrutiny...

An update on the scrutiny guidance I wanted to share an update with you on our, and MHCLG’s, progress on the drafting of the scrutiny...

One of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s recommendations on overview and scrutiny last year was that we should pilot arrangements for the...

Last month the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny (CfGS) was consulting on proposals for new statutory guidance on overview and scrutiny in local government....

Last month the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny (CfGS) was consulting on proposals for new statutory guidance on overview and scrutiny in local government....

Providing a lifeline: Effective scrutiny of local strategies to prevent or reduce suicide. This publication looks at effective scrutiny of local strategies to prevent or...

Energy and services business, ENGIE UK is leading the way in its commitment to operate at the highest economic, social and environmental standards. In-line with...

We are really pleased to have published an LGA-funded piece of research on the scrutiny of housing. It looked across the piece at social...

It used to be the case that local journalists were not interested in council meetings, and certainly not scrutiny meetings. Thinking back ten or...

I had an interesting conversation on Twitter (inevitably) recently which got me to thinking about how we conceive of scrutiny – what it’s for...

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