CfPS associates

As well as being able to directly provide support to any public sector organisation looking for help in bolstering their accountability, transparency and governance mechanisms, we can offer this support through our expert Associate programme.

Our Associates are a range of current and former scrutiny practitioners, who offer a significant benefit over other consultants in that they have direct experience of scrutiny in a range of different authorities and bodies.

Many of our Associates have formal training and development qualifications, and all are supported by CfPS in terms of knowledge of current notable practice, national developments and legislation.

What others say

Our Associates have been working with us for over two years, in which time we have significantly expanded the programme and received plaudits from a string of extremely satisfied clients, of which these are a small selection.

“Your speed, flexibility and quality was outstanding”

“[The Associate] provided an excellent half day session both explaining the new legislative requirements as well as facilitating discussion with our Chairs, helping to identify key themes, issues and next steps. The Chairs were unanimous in their positive feedback for his effectiveness, presentation style and pace of delivery”.

“Dealt with many aspects of scrutiny that I had not previously thought of. Good approach, good facilitating – open-minded and responsive.”

What we can provide

Associates can assist with any project or area of development, big or small. CfPS staff and your selected Associate will work with you to put together a bespoke plan to tackle your specific needs. However, we do also offer particular modules, which include:

• Training the trainers – a course which will provide delegates with the basic skills allowing them to plan and deliver in-house training and development work themselves.
• Evaluation – we can come to your organisation and carry out a realistic assessment of how it is held to account, providing pragmatic recommendations for improvements.
• Partnership development – working with your organisation and with your partners, we can suggest ways of enhancing your impact through partnership working.
• Training and development seminars on a wide selection of topics – from straightforward updates on new legislation to more involved and long-term developmental work.

Prices for all our work is subject to your precise requirements. In most cases, the size and flexibility of the Associate team means that we are able to offer our services for less than other providers. 
 
CfPS encourages and welcomes authorities or organisations who wish to do joint work to spread the cost of instructing an Associate, and we are keen to facilitate this wherever possible.

Further information

Information on our Associates – including their CVs – can be found here
Our detailed prospectus can be found here