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 Tuesday 23 January 2024.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Correspondence

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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 Government
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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 Government
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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 Government
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Oral evidence transcripts

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22 April 2024
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15 April 2024
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19 February 2024
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Written evidence

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Dr James Robertson (OLG0020)
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Dr Anthony Fraser (OLG0001)
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Léonie Cowen (Principal at Léonie Cowen & Associates) (OLG0002)
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Contact us

  • Email: hclgcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 6232 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 7556 (media inquiries)
  • Address: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA