Purpose

To provide an update on the
recent Corporate Peer Challenge and to seek approval to publish the Local
Government Association’s (LGA) feedback report.

 

As part of the Council’s
commitment towards continuous improvement and to meet its Best Value Duty, the
Council hosted the Corporate Peer Challenge (CPC) Peer Team between 10-12 March
2025. The aim of the challenge was to provide assurance, share good practice
with the wider sector, as well as receive valuable challenge and advice to
support improved service provision. The draft feedback report produced by the
Peer Team, presented in Appendix A, shared very positive findings about the
Council. It also provided recommendations to help support continuous
improvement at the Council If approved, the report will be published by the
Council on the website and by the LGA on their own website.

Decision

RESOLVED that the Executive:-

 

a)   
notes the findings of the Corporate Peer
Challenge peer team; and

 

b)   
approves the publication of the Corporate Peer
Challenge feedback report.