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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 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

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.

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

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?

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

More information:

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