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LGA Corporate Peer Challenge Sector led improvement Scott Crudgington Strategic Director (Resources) 2 September 2013 What is a Corporate Peer Challenge? Delivered by the sector for the sector (sector led improvement) Voluntary in


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LGA Corporate Peer Challenge

Sector led improvement

Scott Crudgington Strategic Director (Resources) 2 September 2013

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What is a Corporate Peer Challenge?

  • Delivered by the sector for the sector (sector led

improvement)

  • Voluntary in nature and tailored to the needs of each

council.

  • Challenges are ‘future focused’
  • Focus of the challenge is set by the council in agreement

with the Local Government Association

  • Includes a core element on corporate capacity and

financial resilience (organisational health-check)

  • The approach is light touch and highly flexible
  • Composition of the Peer Team is agreed by the council
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Peer Challenge Process

  • Council clarifies area of focus for the Local Government

Association (LGA)

  • Council produces self assessment and supporting

documentation

  • Council produces and agrees interview programme for
  • nsite visits with the LGA
  • Peer Challenge commences on 14th October 2013
  • Peer Challenge Team presents findings and produce a

feedback letter (for comment)

  • The council publishes the Peer Challenge feedback and
  • ur response to the recommendations.
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Peer Team’s focus

  • 1. Assess the plans that will deliver the council’s

future priorities

  • 2. Constructively challenge and feed into the council’s

approach to Priority Based Budgeting and future plans for financial and organisational resources

  • 3. Help support plans for improving relationships and

strengthen engagement with local citizens,

  • rganisations and businesses in line with the

council’s Co-operative Principles

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Corporate Capacity Questions

  • 1. Does the Council understand its local context and has it

established a clear set of priorities?

  • 2. Does the Council have a financial plan in place to ensure

long-term viability?

  • 3. Does the Council have effective political and managerial

leadership and is it a constructive partnership?

  • 4. Are effective governance and decision making arrangements

in place to respond to key challenges and manage, change, transformation and disinvestment?

  • 5. Are organisational capacity and resources focused in the

right areas in order to deliver the agreed priorities?

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In Summary:

  • Peer Challenge commences on14th October 2013
  • Focus agreed
  • Storyboard self-assessment currently being

developed

  • Peer Team on site three to four days working with

the Council

  • Key partners to be involved in challenge
  • Peer Team feedback via letter
  • Council to publish feedback and response
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More information:

  • http://www.local.gov.uk/peer-challenge
  • scott.crudgington@stevenage.gov.uk
  • elaine.wright@stevenage.gov.uk