Select Committee · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
The Office for Local Government
Status: Closed
Opened: 17 Jul 2023
Closed: 28 May 2024
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 … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2024 | Catherine Frances · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Simon Hoare MP · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | View ↗ |
| 15 Apr 2024 | 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 | View ↗ |
| 19 Feb 2024 | Josh Goodman · Office for Local Government, Lord Amyas Morse · Office for Local Government | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Frances · Director General, Local Government, Strategy and … | 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… | District Councils Network | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State and the Chief Executive of Oflo… |
| 21 May 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the Chief Executive of the Office for Local Government to the Chair… |
| 30 Apr 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to the Chief Executive of the Office for Local Government… |
| 13 Mar 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the Chief Executive of the Office for Local Government to the Chair… |
| 24 Nov 2023 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State dated 24 November concerning th… |