Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
The Office for Local Government
Closed
Opened 17 Jul 2023
Closed 28 May 2024
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Office for Local Government (Oflog) was launched in July 2023 with a vision to provide authoritative and accessible data and analysis about local government performance and support its improvement. Its strategic objectives include empower citizens with information about their local authority; and increasing both local and central government understanding of local authority performance. This inquiry will explore the role and remit of Oflog and how intends to fulfil its objectives. This includes: how it will work in partnership with local authorities; what degree of independence it will have from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and how it can provide meaningful and effective data which aids local authority service delivery, without being an additional resource pressure.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 17 July 2023.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 3 oral evidence sessionsLatest 22 April 2024
- 10 witnesses
Recent activity
- Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State and the Chief Executive of Oflog dated 24 May 2024 concerning the Committee’s inquiry into the Office for Local Government24 May 2024, Correspondence
- Letter from the Chief Executive of the Office for Local Government to the Chair dated 10 May 2024 concerning the Committee’s inquiry into the Office for Local Government21 May 2024, Correspondence
- Letter from the Chair to the Chief Executive of the Office for Local Government, dated 29 April 2024, concerning the Committee’s inquiry into the Office for Local Government30 April 2024, Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 22 Apr 2024 |
Oral Evidence
Catherine Frances · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities,
Simon Hoare MP · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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| 15 Apr 2024 |
Oral Evidence
Councillor Abi Brown · Local Government Association,
Councillor Keith Stevens · National Association of Local Councils (NALC),
Ed Hammond · Centre for Governance and Scrutiny,
Professor Laurence Ferry · Durham University Business School,
Rob Whiteman · Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA),
Trevor Holden · District Councils Network
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| 19 Feb 2024 |
Oral Evidence
Josh Goodman · Office for Local Government,
Lord Amyas Morse · Office for Local Government
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
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| Catherine Frances · Director General, Local Government, Strategy and Analysis | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 1 |
| Councillor Abi Brown · Chair of Improvement and Innovation Board | Local Government Association | 1 |
| Councillor Keith Stevens · Chair | National Association of Local Councils (NALC) | 1 |
| Ed Hammond · Deputy Chief Executive | Centre for Governance and Scrutiny | 1 |
| Josh Goodman · Chief Executive | Office for Local Government | 1 |
| Lord Amyas Morse · Interim Chair | Office for Local Government | 1 |
| Professor Laurence Ferry · Professor in Accounting | Durham University Business School | 1 |
| Rob Whiteman · Chief Executive | Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) | 1 |
| Simon Hoare MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 1 |
| Trevor Holden · Chief Executive and Chair (& Managing Director of South Norfolk Council and Broadland Council) | District Councils Network | 1 |
Correspondence
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