Tag: assurance
Councillors’ use of information
CfGS explainer on our guidance for councillors on their rights to access information.
Governance implications of Government intervention in local councils
Notes from our roundtable event on the governance implications of Government intervention in local councils.
Scrutiny of children’s services
Core elements in the Scrutiny of children’s services.
‘Complaints – a window into their role in good corporate governance and as the driver for improvement’
Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman perspective on investigating complaints about councils.
Local Public Accounts Committees – You Heard It Here First
Thoughts on bringing accountability in Local Public Accounts Committees to life.
Long read: scrutiny in committee system authorities
Discussion on scrutiny in committee system authorities; how to make it work and associated challenges to consider.
Local Public Accounts Committees: what are they?
Interrogation of Local Public Accounts Committees, and their purpose.
Annual Review of Adult Social Care complaints 2020/21
The recently published ‘Annual Review of Adult Social Care complaints 2020/21’ by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman pulls together the national picture of complaints about adult social care providers, arranged and funded privately, or by local authorities. The review outlines critical themes from across the country, and some of the issues raised are […]