Committees

The Office for Local Government

Inquiry

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.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 23 January 2024.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Monday 22 April 2024
4:00pm Public
The Office for Local Government - Oral evidence 22 April 2024
4:00pm
  • Simon Hoare MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
  • Catherine Frances (Director General, Local Government, Resilience and Communities at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Monday 15 April 2024
4:00pm Public
The Office for Local Government - Oral evidence 15 April 2024
4:00pm
  • Professor Laurence Ferry (Professor in Accounting at Durham University Business School)
  • Rob Whiteman (Chief Executive at Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA))
  • Ed Hammond (Deputy Chief Executive at Centre for Governance and Scrutiny)
5:00pm
  • Councillor Abi Brown (Chair of Improvement and Innovation Board at Local Government Association)
  • Trevor Holden (Chief Executive and Chair (& Managing Director of South Norfolk Council and Broadland Council) at District Councils Network)
  • Councillor Keith Stevens (Chair at National Association of Local Councils (NALC))
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Monday 19 February 2024
3:30pm Private
4:00pm Public
The Office for Local Government - Oral evidence 19 February 2024
4:00pm
  • Lord Amyas Morse (Interim Chair at Office for Local Government)
  • Josh Goodman (Chief Executive at Office for Local Government)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: hclgcom@parliament.uk
  • Address: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA