Topic: Governance risk and Resilience
This section provides links to material connected to the CfGS/Localis “Governance risk and resilience framework”, a set of guidance designed to support local authorities understand and address risk and weaknesses in their governance systems from the perspective of culture and behaviours.
This material, the bulk of which was initially published in 2021, was funded by a consortium of organisations including the LGA, HM Government, CIPFA, Local Partnerships and the law firm Trowers & Hamlins.
Governance implications of Government intervention in local councils
Notes from our roundtable event on the governance implications of Government intervention in local councils.
Critical risks, commercialisation and the role of Scrutiny
A Critical Risk Brochure for local authorities, exploring scrutiny and commercialisation.
Governance risk and resilience
In March last year (2021) we published the “Governance risk and resilience” framework – a set of material designed to support people working in councils (and in other parts of the public sector too) to understand some of the behaviours and challenges that can lead to weakness in the corporate governance framework. Since then we […]
Bolstering governance
This week (w/c 5 July 2021), we are starting work to highlight the need for councils to support and bolster their commitments to good governance, as we continue to emerge from the pandemic. The pandemic has been exceptionally tough. Restrictions are being removed in the coming weeks but we are far from through this emergency. […]
2021 annual survey: main findings
Our annual survey of overview and scrutiny in local government is published today (7 July). It’s been the first opportunity to fully assess the impact of the pandemic on councils’ scrutiny functions, and to think about the role that scrutiny might play as we set about the task of recovery. Councils’ approaches on, and successes […]
Audit committees and scrutiny committees: working together
A guide for councillors on audit committees and scrutiny committees on how member-level activity on audit, and councils’ scrutiny functions, can work more closely.
Our governance risk and resilience framework
Last week we, along with our colleagues at Localis, published the governance risk and resilience framework – a set of material designed to assist councillors and officers to understand and act on risks to governance in local areas. You can find the framework and a range of supporting material at www.cfgs.org.uk/governancerisk. When we talk about […]
The governance risk and resilience framework
A note on this document: Following the move to a new website, we have had to reinstate some of these pages linked to in this content, and make small edits to accommodate changes in our website’s architecture. Introduction What is the governance risk and resilience framework? This material is designed to support individual council officers […]
Governance risk and resilience framework: summary
A summary of the CfGS governance risk and resilience framework.
The governance risk and resilience framework: the seven characteristics
This is a document setting out the “seven characteristics” used to support the CfGS governance risk and resilience framework. You can find full details on the framework at www.cfgs.org.uk/governancerisk March 2021