Select Committee · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
The Office for Local Government
Status: Closed
Opened: 17 Jul 2023
Closed: 28 May 2024
Inquiry scope
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.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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