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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Overview and scrutiny in local government

Inquiry by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, 13 September 2017 to 5 February 2018. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 16 October 2017: Professor Colin Copus, Director of the Local Governance Research Unit, De Montfort University; Jacqui McKinlay, Chief Executive, Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS); Councillor Marianne Overton, Leader of the Independent Group, Local Government Association
  • 30 October 2017: Councillor Mary Evans, Chair of Scrutiny Committee, Suffolk County Council, Councillor Sean Fitzsimons, Chair of Scrutiny and Overview Committee, Croydon Council, and Councillor John Cotton, Lead Scrutiny Member, Birmingham City Council; Jennette Arnold OBE AM, Chair, London Assembly, Susan Ford, Scrutiny Manager, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Councillor Peter Hughes, Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee, West Midlands Combined Authority, and Ed Williams, Director, London Assembly (at 4.45pm).
  • 6 November 2017: Marcus Jones MP, Minister for Local Government, Department for Communities and Local Government.