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Cover of Safeguarding children and young people: a new scrutiny guide

Safeguarding children and young people: a new scrutiny guide »

2009

The Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS) and The Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) have published a new guide to support overview and scrutiny committees in fulfilling their critical role in relation to safeguarding children.
Cover of Green Light; How non-executives can improve people's lives by helping to manage the performance of local services £7.00 plus PP+VAT

Green Light; How non-executives can improve people's lives by helping to manage the performance of local services £7.00 plus PP+VAT »

This comprehensive guide highlights what performance management is and how it works, how performance management and scrutiny fit together and offers practical advice about how non-executives can take a fresh approach to help influence and drive improvement in local services.
Cover of Scrutinising the Transformation of Adult Social Care: Practice Guide

Scrutinising the Transformation of Adult Social Care: Practice Guide »

2010

This guide discusses key elements in the adult social care transformation programme which wil help OSCs assess the extent to which their authority is planning, commissioning and delivering better social care
Cover of Commissioning for Health

Commissioning for Health »

2010

A guide for overview and scrutiny committees on NHS commissioning and the world class commissioning programme
Cover of Practice Based Commissioning in the NHS - a guide for overview and scrutiny committees

Practice Based Commissioning in the NHS - a guide for overview and scrutiny committees »

2010

This guide is intended to assist local authority overview and scrutiny committees (OSCs) to understand the role, purpose and process of commissioning health services in the NHS. It is a companion guide to CfPS' Commissioning for Health.
Cover of Scrutiny job evaluations

Scrutiny job evaluations »

2010

This short briefing looks at how scrutiny officers' jobs should be analysed and evaluated under the NJC job evaluation scheme.
Cover of 2009 CfPS annual survey of overview and scrutiny in local government

2009 CfPS annual survey of overview and scrutiny in local government »

2010

The 2009 CfPS annual survey of overview and scrutiny in local government has arrived and contains all you need to know about the health and direction of the function
Cover of Cannot find server: reconnecting public accountability

Cannot find server: reconnecting public accountability »

2010

The Centre for Public Scrutiny has published a critical analysis of what internet communication technologies might mean for public accountability

Mapping scrutiny officer needs: A Competency Framework & Review of Training Needs »

2009

A Competency Framework & Review of Training Needs’ provides an analysis of the role of scrutiny officer’s which is based on psychology
Cover of The 2006 survey of overview and scrutiny in local government

The 2006 survey of overview and scrutiny in local government »

2007

The 2006 survey of overview and scrutiny in local government
Cover of The 2005 survey of overview and scrutiny in local government

The 2005 survey of overview and scrutiny in local government »

2006

The 2005 survey of overview and scrutiny in local government
Cover of The 2004 survey of overview and scrutiny in local government

The 2004 survey of overview and scrutiny in local government »

2004

The 2004 survey of overview scrutiny in local government
Cover of The 2003 survey of overview and scrutiny in local government

The 2003 survey of overview and scrutiny in local government »

2003

The 2003 survey of overview and scrutiny in local government
Cover of The 2008 annual survey of overview and scrutiny in local government

The 2008 annual survey of overview and scrutiny in local government »

2009

The results of the 2008 CfPS annual survey of overview and scrutiny in local government are in and the full report will be available on the website shortly. Thank you to everyone who responded: with 690 responses (a 110% increase) representing 67% of all authorities (a 4% increase on 2007), the survey provides an increasingly robust picture of scrutiny in local government
Cover of 10 Questions to ask if you're scrutinising arrangements to support effective Local Involvement Networks

10 Questions to ask if you're scrutinising arrangements to support effective Local Involvement Networks »

2009

This guide is one of a series designed to help Overview and Scrutiny Committees (OSCs) carry out their scrutiny work around various health, healthcare and social care topics. This guide is designed to help OSCs develop a range of high-level questions around support arrangements for local involvement networks.
Cover of 10 questions to ask if you are scrutinising local eye health provision

10 questions to ask if you are scrutinising local eye health provision »

2009

This guide is one of a series designed to help Overview and Scrutiny Committees (OSCs) carry out their scrutiny work around various health, healthcare and social care topics. This guide is designed to help OSCs develop a range of high-level questions around local eye health provision.
Cover of How to win friends and influence partners: Report of seminar

How to win friends and influence partners: Report of seminar »

2009

In March, CfPS held a seminar on partnership and scrutiny, looking in depth at issues like CAA. Here are the notes from that event.
Cover of Guidance for the scrutiny of crime and disorder partnerships

Guidance for the scrutiny of crime and disorder partnerships »

2009

Statutory guidance from the Home Office for the scrutiny of crime and disorder partnerships (drafted in partnership with CfPS and LGiU)
Cover of Library Monitor 10: Worklessness

Library Monitor 10: Worklessness »

2009

The current recession has, and will continue to have an impact on the local labour market and as a result those services which aim to facilitate people transferring into meaningful employment will increasingly become the subject of public scrutiny.
Cover of Party Politics and Scrutiny in Local Government: clearing the hurdles £6.00 plus PP+VAT

Party Politics and Scrutiny in Local Government: clearing the hurdles £6.00 plus PP+VAT »

2009

The Centre for Public Scrutiny is very pleased to publish this thinkpiece by Professor Steve Leach, which represents a significant contribution to the debate on the progress and development of the overview and scrutiny function in local government.
Cover of CfPS Associates and Expert Advisory Team - prospectus 2009/10

CfPS Associates and Expert Advisory Team - prospectus 2009/10 »

2009

A summary of the training, development and capacity work that CfPS can support through its Associates and EAT programmes
Cover of Successful scrutiny 2009

Successful scrutiny 2009 »

2009

This publication showcases the winners and nominees of the 2009 good scrutiny awards
Cover of Take your partners: overview and scrutiny and the Comprehensive Area Assessment

Take your partners: overview and scrutiny and the Comprehensive Area Assessment »

2009

This guide provides practical advice for Overview and Scrutiny Committees (OSCs) to help them engage with the new Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) and challenge the effectiveness of local partnership working.
Cover of Conservative Party Conference 2009 - CfPS writeup

Conservative Party Conference 2009 - CfPS writeup »

2009

CfPS sent an observer to the 2009 Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. These are some notes on key areas of interest.
Cover of Ten questions to ask if you are scrutinising the transformation of Adult Social Care

Ten questions to ask if you are scrutinising the transformation of Adult Social Care »

2009

This guide identifies key elements in the adult social care transformation programme that will allow scrutiny committees to assess the extent to which their local authority is planning and delivering better social care
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