Sector: Local Gov

Council size changes: learning lessons from submissions and implementation

Research on the process electoral review in England, 2022.


Scrutiny and work programming

A summary of material on scrutiny work programming, 2022.


Health and Care Act: discussion paper

A discussion paper on Regulations and Statutory Guidance relating to health scrutiny, further to the Health and Care Act 2022.


Scrutiny of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill

A briefing paper on Scrutiny of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill.


Critical risks, commercialisation and the role of Scrutiny

A Critical Risk Brochure for local authorities, exploring scrutiny and commercialisation.


Annual Survey of Overview and Scrutiny – Results Report 2021-22

Read the results from the 2021-22 annual overview and scrutiny survey.


Learning from the pandemic

A lessons-learned guide, post pandemic in 2022.


Local politics, local campaigns. Understanding how councils work and getting your voice heard.

A guide rethinking how local decisions get made, including changes that we might need to make in local democracy after the pandemic.


“Docking in”: changing the way we act on local democracy

A guide for rethinking how local decisions get made – and the changes that we might need to make in local democracy after the pandemic.


Considerations for improving citizen participation in the Scrutiny of Combined Authorities in England

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