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December 15, 2017

The Parliamentary Select Committee for the CLG has today published its first report on its enquiry  into Overview and Scrutiny.

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This is the website of SQA Academy, a training and development consultancy, which aims to support Local Authority members and officers with  special focus on Overview & Scrutiny.

Please see ‘Scrutiny training’ for details of what we offer and our plans for 2017.

The consultancy is built on the member experience of its two consultants:

Stephen Quigley, who served two terms  as an elected member of Chichester District Council, including two terms on its Overview & Scrutiny Committee, one term as chairman.

Alan Drinkwater, who served three terms as a member of Hampshire County Council, with a career background in personnel management,  including management development.

SQA Academy has an interest in both training councillors as individuals, and working with them collectively as committees to improve their effectiveness.

Fees for consultancy and workshops are available on request. SQA Academy  can also supply names of referees from previous clients.

You can contact us by telephone on 01243 530500, (mobile 07976 298681) by email at

Or via Skype at SQAtrain

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