Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Leader

Forward Plan Ref: 2019/103

Contact: Robin Rogers, Strategy Manager Tel: 07789 923206

Report by Corporate Director Customer & Organisational Development (CA9).

During March 2019, the Council commissioned the Local Government Association (LGA) to carry out a Corporate Peer Challenge.

The feedback report from the LGA was received in July 2019. It was reported to the Performance Scrutiny Committee for comment in September. Cabinet is now asked to consider the report, accept the recommendations made, and agree that these should be incorporated into the council’s business planning. 

Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:

(a)        Consider the LGA Corporate Peer Challenge Feedback Report (Annex 1)

(b)        Accept the recommendations set out within the report

(c)        Agree the proposals set out at paragraph 17 for incorporating the report’s recommendations into corporate, business and transformation planning

Recommendation agreed.

During March 2019, the Council commissioned the Local Government Association (LGA) to carry out a Corporate Peer Challenge.

Cabinet had before it the feedback report from the LGA following consideration at the Performance Scrutiny Committee in September.

Councillor Liz Brighouse, Chairman of Performance Scrutiny Committee, shared the main focus of the Committee during its consideration:

·         The Committee had considered the question of localities and how to make them work better. They had no specific advice except to involve localities in the discussion.

·         Councillor Brighouse thanked officers for including the information on actions taken and planned in response to the recommendations requested by the Committee. She highlighted the role of local councillors and stated that being able to have a wider input from councillors did give a better base for decision making.

RESOLVED:             to:

(a)        consider the LGA Corporate Peer Challenge Feedback Report (Annex 1)

(b)        accept the recommendations set out within the report

(c)        agree the proposals set out at paragraph 17 for incorporating the report’s recommendations into corporate, business and transformation planning.