centre for public scrutiny

LGA / CfPS guidance to Police and Crime Panels on confirmation hearings »

This guidance explains to PCPs how confirmation hearings for senior officers should be carried out.

Policy Briefing 18: regional collaboration in Wales »

Policy briefing on the Welsh Government's proposals for regional collaborative

Policy Briefing 17: the future of public audit »

Policy briefing on the background to proposed changes to the local audit regime in 2012 and the implications for O&S

Getting wiser about growing older »

This publication shares the learning from support from CfPS advisers in 26 areas

Health and Social Care Act 2012 »

Briefing for Overview and Scrutiny Members and Officers

Appreciative Scrutiny »

A guide to using Appreciative Inquiry to add value to overview and scrutiny

Accountability works for you »

Good governance is critical. Good governance is about financial and social value. Good governance is cultural - you values, behaviour and attitude.

Accountability works for you »

Using the framework to carry out a scrutiny evaluation - The Accountability Works for You framework has been designed to be flexible, proportionate and scalable

Accountability works for you »

Methodology - Accountability Works for You is a framework developed by CfPS that will allow you to evaluate and improve your governance arrangements - the way you make decisions, how you involve others is those decisions, and how people hold you to account.

Accountability works for you »

Final Report - In April 2010, CfPS began address head-on a longstanding challenge facing the planning and delivery of public services - the challenge of effective governance and accountability.

Pulling it together »

A guide to legilsation covering overview and scrutiny in English local government

Successful scrutiny 2012 »

CfPS Good Scrutiny Awards continue to highlight the importance and strength of the 'non-executive role' - once again, the depth and range of work demonstrated by the winners and shortlisted entries is exceptional.

Tipping the Scales »

A model to measure the return on investment of overview and scrutiny

Policing the World - comparing international models for accountability in strategic policing »

With the introduction of elected Police and Crime Commissioners in November 2012, it is sensible to reflect on how other countries deliver accountability in policing – from directly elected police chiefs in the USA, to a police service deliberately separated from political control, like in Japan.

Musical chairs: Appendices 1 & 2 »

Appendices to the publication 'Musical chairs: Practical issues for local authorities in moving to a committee system'

Musical chairs »

Practical issues for local authorities in moving to a committee system

Library Monitor 12: community safety »

A library monitor looking at reviews carried out into crime, disorder and community safety

Policy Briefing 16 - sub-regional scrutiny »

Significant amounts of local authority business is still transacted at a supra-local, or sub-regional, level. For scrutiny this presents both an opportunity and a challenge.

Top tips for tenants: holding your landlord to account through scrutiny »

Policy Briefing 15 - tenant scrutiny »

Research for local government scrutiny practitioners on new powers of tenant scrutiny

Smoothing the way - Developing local healthwatch through lessons from local involvement networks - Key messages, full data and methodology »

This is the final paper in a series of three that sets out the findings from a review of LINks

Ten questions to ask if you are scrutinising local immunisation services »

A guide written by leading immunisation experts and produced in partnership with Sanofi Pasteur MSD

Stories in Tenant Scrutiny and co-regulation in social housing »

Case studies from the co-regulatory champions and others.

Developing Tenant Scrutiny and Co-regulation in Social Housing: Lessons from the Co-Regulatory Champions’ »

CfPS and SEP report on tenant scrutiny and co-regulation in social housing

Joining up the dots »

Overview and scrutiny in local government: an analysis of eight years of CfPS survey findings.