Registration and Refreshments

Welcome and Introductions by Chairperson
- Carole Stone - Managing Director, YouGovStone

Keynote opening session - Accountability Works
- Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).

Accountability for people and places - what does this mean in practice?
- Darren Johnson - Former Chair, London Assembly and Chair, London Assembly Environment Committee

Table discussions - tables to discuss issues and come up with questions for the 'Total Place, Total Accountability' panel

Scrutiny Exchange Live & refreshments

Workshop 1 - Scrutiny in a cold climate: influencing tough choices about efficiency savings and shared services - Catherine Staite, Director, Organisational Development, Office of Public Management

Workshop 2 - Winning back public trust: contributing to local democratic renewal
- Jonathan Birdwell, Researcher, Demos

Workshop 3 - National pledges, local outcomes: making the NHS Constitution a reality
- Gareth Hadley, East of England and East Midlands Appointments Commissioner and James Doughty, Policy Manager, Appointments Commission

Workshop 4 - Citizen power: what enhanced public transparency means for formal accountability
- Simon Burrall Director, Involve

Workshop 5 - Scrutiny - where professional evidence and public opinion collide?
- Emma Maier, Editor, Local Government Chronicle, Richard Jeavons, Chief Executive, Independent Reconfiguration Panel

Lunch

Getting to the heart of the matter: tackling social inequalities
- Lord Victor Adebowale CBE, Chief Executive, Turning Point

Workshops - repeated as above

Scrutiny Exchange Live and refreshments

Panel Discussion:
Chair - Nick Raynsford MP, Chair, Centre for Public Scrutiny
Total Place, Total Accountability
Maurice Frankel, Director, Campaign for Freedom of Information
Professor George Jones, Emeritus Professor of Government, London School of Economics
Lord Michael Bichard, Executive Director, Institute for Government

Minister's speech
Bob Neill MP, Under Parliamentary Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Sum up of day and what the future holds for scrutiny

Registration and Refreshments

Welcome and Introductions
- Ed Hammond, Research and Information Manager, Centre for Public Scrutiny

The role that scrutineers can play in challenging the culture of targets
- Professor John Seddon, Managing Director, Vanguard Consulting

Refreshment Break

Workshop 1 - Scrutiny and academia: a case for further participation?
- Dave McKenna, Overview & Scrutiny Manager, City & County of Swansea / Mark Ewbank, INLOGOV

Workshop 2 - Selling yourself: how to "market" accountability
- Hannah Pearce, Select Committee Media Officer - House of Commons, James Morrison, Senior Lecturer in Journalism

Workshop 3 - Community engagement through social networking.
- Dave Briggs, Community Evangelist, Learning Pool

Lunch

Sharing good work: collaborative session aimed on drawing out excellent practice from audience members (feat. Award winners)
- Ed Hammond, Research and Information Manager, Centre for Public Scrutiny

Refreshment Break

Workshop 1 - Enhancing the role that scrutiny plays in the improvement process: practical tips
- Sara Williams, Strategic Advisor, IDeA, Gareth Davies, Managing Director, Audit Commission

Workshop 2 - Death by a thousand cuts: how can local scrutiny save itself in an increasingly cold climate?
- Josh Mynott, Overview and Scrutiny Officer, Lancashire County Council

Workshop 3 - How can scrutiny hear the voice of the young people?
- Matt Clack, Scrutiny Officer, London Borough of Hackney / Peter Marrington, Head of Scrutiny and Member Development, Leeds City Council

Closing plenary

Presentations

Welcome and introduction
- Ed Hammond, Research and Information Manager, Centre for Public Scrutiny

The role that scrutineers can play in challenging the culture of targets (John Seddon) followed by discussion

Break

Coming challenges for scrutiny: the next year
- Jessica Crowe, Executive Director, Centre for Public Scrutiny

Lunch

Collaborative learning

Introduction to “scrutiny café” work

First cycle of Knowledge and Skills sessions

Refreshment Break

Second cycle of Knowledge and Skills sessions

Third cycle of Knowledge and Skills sessions

Fourth cycle of Knowledge and Skills sessions

Feedback and plenary discussion

Close

Members will move around tables following the Scrutiny Café methodology

Each table will have a table host. Members will, before the conference, be asked to select four tables to sit on. Members can choose between “knowledge” and “skills” sessions as they wish.

Joint scrutiny: your powers

Crime and disorder: what are CDRPs and how do they operate?

The local accountability picture - who else does scrutiny at a local level?

Health scrutiny: working more closely with your LINk

Performance management and improvement

Working with officers to get the outcomes you’re looking for

Negotiating, questioning and leadership skills for scrutineers

Taking control of your scrutiny reviews: understanding planning