Issue - meetings

The Leader presented a report setting out the findings of the Local Government Association (LGA) Corporate Peer Challenge which took place in late July 2014. 

The Council had invited the LGA to undertake a Corporate Peer Challenge to help provide reassurance, challenge and to give an indication about the organisation’s ability and capacity to deliver on its plans, proposals and ambitions.  The Leader commented that the Council was aiming to become more corporate focused and a fully fit-for-purpose organisation and, with that in mind, he was pleased to advise that many of the recommendations set out within the Peer Review report were already being undertaken.

The Leader further advised the Cabinet that he had been informed that the Council had achieved ‘Bronze’ status in its Investors in People accreditation.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Note the findings in the LGA Corporate Peer Challenge report at Appendix 1 to the report; and

(ii)  Agree the implementation plan at Appendix 2 to the report and that quarterly progress updates be presented to Cabinet as part of monitoring the corporate delivery plan.