Topic: Scrutiny best practice
Running Effective Reviews – A Practice Guide
This guide outlines the practical steps for conducting a scrutiny review, a detailed investigation aimed at making evidence-based recommendations for change. It covers the end-to-end process of conducting a scrutiny review, from initial planning to post-review follow-up.
Dudley Council
Dudley Council has embarked on its first full-scale constitutional review in over 20 years to address governance challenges and improve organisational adherence. Partnering with CfGS, the Council is aiming to streamline its Constitution, increasing awareness and accountability across all departments.
Scrutiny and Audit Chairs: Pilot Development Programme
Find out more about this exciting opportunity, to enhance dialogue and co-ordination between Chairs of Scrutiny and Audit.
Annual Survey of Overview and Scrutiny – Results Report 2023-24
Access our annual scrutiny survey results and discover key findings from 2023-24.
Audit, Scrutiny and Risk
Our latest publication summarising research on how audit and scrutiny can work together to tackle the management and oversight of risk.
Annual Survey of Overview and Scrutiny – Results Report 2022-23
Read the results from our annual scrutiny survey in 2022-23.
Treasure Your Assets
The latest in our Treasure Your Assets series, designed to advise and guide councils in how to manage and control their financial assets.
Health scrutiny and the new reconfiguration arrangements
Guidance material to support practitioners to better understand how they can act on new arrangements for the scrutiny of local NHS reconfigurations.
Financial scrutiny – a guide for members
A guide to financial scrutiny, 2023.
Training and Development Checklist
Step-by-step guide to putting together a scrutiny training and development programme.