Effective Governance Arrangements – Review and Evaluation
It is now 7 years since the Local Government Act 2000 and many councils are now reviewing their governance arrangements to reflect:
partnership working
enhanced overview and scrutiny arrangements
effective cabinet working
The White Paper “Strong and Prosperous Communities” and the Local Government Bill 2007 will also introduce changes to the governance arrangements.
New models of political leadership – enhanced leadership models
Strengthened overview and scrutiny role – Community Call for Action, scrutiny of key partner organisations and a duty of the executive to respond.
SEE, in partnership with Warwick University, have experience of supporting more effective governance arrangements. We have carried out extensive reviews of overview and scrutiny arrangements at;
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Isle of Wight Council
Rushmoor Borough Council
We offer a bespoke approach to evaluation of governance arrangements which includes working with your councils key partner organisations. We have a peer to peer approach and can draw from a number of SEE accredited member peers.
Our approach includes;
Focus groups with members/officers
One to one interviews
Critical challenge
Evaluative framework
Six month post evaluation follow through workshops to facilitating the embedding of key recommendations.
For a confidential and informal discussion please contact:
Mark Palmer, Head of Improvement & Governance (mark@seemp.co.uk) or call 01962 840664.