CfGS is pleased to invite you to join us and fellow scrutiny members, officers and others passionate about good governance at our Annual Scrutiny Conference on Wednesday 1st December 2021. Following a year off due to COVID, we are going ahead with a much needed in-person event returning to the fantastic King's Fund venue near Oxford Street, London. The day will provide you with a unique opportunity to meet-up, network, share learning and ideas and hear from thought-provoking speakers. Conference focus As we hopefully enter into a period of pandemic recovery, it is important to reflect on the ...
Resilience in Local Government As the new decade unfolds and we reflect on the past 10 years in local government, it is timely to review the current position of local government and its ability to respond to austerity, uncertainty and how well it is prepared for future threats and opportunities. Whilst there have been some examples of failure, we would argue local government is a collectively a showcase for organisational resilience. ‘Resilience’ has become a buzzword across many disciplines, and for a concept traditionally applied to engineering, ecology and psychology its transfer to other contexts involves a degree of interpretation. ...