Centre for Governance and Scrutiny

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As leading charity and national centre of expertise, we are committed to empowering organisations with the tools and knowledge to enhance governance and scrutiny.

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Ed Hammond: Governance after 25 years of scrutiny
Last chance for early bird tickets for CfGS conference - offer ends after 31 December
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Quote: Government now envisages mayors being at the centre of the public service reform agenda – leading and driving policymaking, and decision-making, across the whole place, rather than just having a role in convening
LGA Conference, LGA Conference, Find us at Stand A46
Quote: It remains too easy to think of combined authority governance as simply 'institutional' governance
For many of us who have been working and thinking in the space of democratic innovation this feels like a time of large scale change and turbulence for democracy
Quote: It remains too easy to think of combined authority governance as simply 'institutional' governance
Three questions: How can cities harness the power of citizens and collaborative decision-making? What is the role and responsibility of cities for championing just democracies? How can we transform the governance of cities so it centres partnership with citizens and innovation?
English devolution and local government reorganisation
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Slide has two halves: “don’t engage me” vs “I want to connect”
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Catherine Howe, John Denham, Andy Burns, Diana Stirbu, John Cotton, Mel Stevens, Jonathan Flowers, Dave McKenna, Charlotte Eisenhart, Dave Burn, Natalie Rotherham, Sunita Sharma, Camilla de Bernhardt Lane, Sarah Fenn, Ian Parry, Manisha Patel
I had the opportunity to attend Notwestminster for the first time and it left me feeling inspired, challenged, and more connected to a community of people who truly care about local democracy
While there may be a temptation to stop improvements to governance when an authority is contemplating merger, this would be a mistake. Strong governance – and a focused approach to scrutiny – will be central to how new authorities can form and develop effectively.