Good governance is integral to effective local and combined authority performance.
We provide support, guidance and tools so that local and combined authorities can assess and assure themselves of the effectiveness of their governance, with help to address any areas for improvement. To find out more, contact your regional team
- A guide to effective accountability and assurance of delivery in place-based partnerships
- Golden triangle support and events
- Good governance for combined authorities
- Good practice guidance on member-officer relations protocols
- Good practice guidance on principles of effective decision-making
- Guidance for leaders on good governance and assurance
- Guidance on performance, finance and risk reporting
- Improvement and assurance framework for local government
- Improvement and assurance framework: Self-assessment tool
- Top tips for chief executives
Leading good governance and assurance
We have produced a short video introduction to 'Leading good governance and assurance for elected members', presented by Dr Stephanie Snape, Director of the New Leadership Foundation and provider of training, development and research on political leadership and governance issues.
We work with partners who also provide support and guidance on good governance:
- The Centre for Governance and Scrutiny
- Local Partnerships guidance on local authority company reviews.
Case studies
We have collated different best-practice case studies that reflect a variety of methods to council-wide assurance and good governance. While the councils included differ in size, tier, and organisational priorities, they all share a rigorous approach to assurance and have developed tools and mechanisms to embed good governance.
