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Governance implications of Government intervention in local councils
Notes from our roundtable event on the governance implications of Government intervention in local councils.
CfGS Annual Conference- Updated Agenda and Speaker/Workshop Profiles
Please follow the link below for the updated CfGS Annual Conference Agenda. The Chair and Panel profiles can be found here: Panellist and Chair Profiles for the upcoming CfGS Conference
Chief executive’s update: April 2023
Chief Executive update, 2023.
CfGS 2023 annual survey of overview and scrutiny in local government
Headline findings of the 2023 CfGS annual survey of overview and scrutiny in local government.
South-West Regional Scrutiny Network – Homelessness Task and Finish Group
Cross-party Homelessness Task and Finish Working Group, launched to examine the impact of any increase in homelessness in Exeter as a result of benefit cuts and increases in the cost of living.
Updated Panellist Profiles for the upcoming CfGS Conference
Please find below the profiles of our panellists and chair for the panel at our upcoming conference. The conference is titled ‘Governance and scrutiny fit for the future’ – building public trust to meet the challenges facing local services’ Agenda. Our panel topic is, ‘On the centrality of good governance to the future of local […]
Discussion Paper for Roundtable- ‘Changes to Inspecting Local Authority Children’s Services (ILACS) & how Scrutiny can meaningfully add value’
This is a roundtable event to explore the changes to Inspecting local authority children’s services (ILACS) and how Scrutiny can meaningfully add value to the process: Inspecting local authority children’s services – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Please click the below link to view the discussion paper for the event. If you have any questions, please do contact […]
Long read: the English Devolution Accountability Framework
First thoughts on the English Devolution Accountability Framework.
Chief executive update
We are moving towards financial year-end here at CfGS – a busy time, when we are also tying off a lot of our 2022/23 work for local authorities as well as agreeing the terms of our annual memorandum of understanding with the LGA. We’re very close to the start of the pre-election period too – […]
Blog: Tales of the Unexpected – Preparing for the twists and turns of 2023 election results
How CfGS can help support transition in times of elections and change.