The critical friend
Overview and scrutiny in local government.
- Level
- Bitesize
- Learning time
- 45 minutes
- Where
- Effective Scrutiny
- Price
- £39
When you step up to a higher level, what you paid in the last 12 months for lower-level courses inside the bigger course comes off its price, in proportion to how much of each is inside it, whichever topic it's from. Courses at the same or a lower level don't give credit against each other. A Focus course or above always costs at least £15. Read the full terms
Certificate of Completion
Overview and Outcomes.
Overview
This module examines what overview and scrutiny in local government is for, using the Centre for Public Scrutiny's definition of accountability, clarity and influence. It traces scrutiny from the Local Government Act 2000 and the Beecham Review to the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny's four principles, and uses Swansea's critical friend model, Leicestershire's annual report and Jeremy Colman's warning against noting papers to show what good looks like.
What you'll develop
In this Bitesize, you will develop the ability to:
- Explain the purpose of scrutiny, drawing on the Centre for Public Scrutiny's definition and its development from the Local Government Act 2000 and the Beecham Review.
- Apply the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny's four principles of good scrutiny to assess a committee session, report or line of questioning.
- Distinguish scrutiny's role of making recommendations from the executive's role of taking decisions, and identify practical tools a committee can use, from task and finish groups to co-opted members.
The Module.
45 minutes of learning.
- 01Foundations of ScrutinyThis module examines what overview and scrutiny in local government is for, using the Centre for Public Scrutiny's definition of accountability, clarity and influence. It traces scrutiny from the Local Government Act 2000 and the Beecham Review to the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny's four principles, and uses Swansea's critical friend model, Leicestershire's annual report and Jeremy Colman's warning against noting papers to show what good looks like.42 min
Go deeper, and pay only the difference
- You are hereBitesize, 45 minutes, £39
- The whole topicFocus, Critical friends, 3 hours 30 minutes, £69. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £30.
When you step up to a higher level, what you paid in the last 12 months for lower-level courses inside the bigger course comes off its price, in proportion to how much of each is inside it, whichever topic it's from. Courses at the same or a lower level don't give credit against each other. A Focus course or above always costs at least £15. Prices per person. Read the full terms
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