DECISION

1.    Note the council’s progress against the LGA CPC Action Plan

2.    Suggest key areas of attention in advance of the upcoming LGA progress review.

3.    Request the Chief Executive write to the Chief Executive of the LGA, requesting that they re-visit the Council to undertake a progress review at the earliest possible opportunity.

Action by

CHIEF EXECUTIVE (S. HALSEY)

Acting Deputy Director Strategy, Improvement, Transformation (A. Hakim Rahman)

The Mayor introduced the report that presented progress on action to implement the recommendations of the Local Government Association (LGA) Corporate Peer Challenge (CPC). The Mayor noted that the Council had completed 84% of actions and was on track to reach 91% completion of actions aligned to the CPC recommendations by November 2024. He indicated he felt the decision to seek a CPC review demonstrated the Council’s commitment to seeking and acting on external input, feedback and criticism.

Officers, including Stephen Halsey (Chief Executive), Ayesha Hakim Rahman, (Acting Deputy Director of Strategy, Improvement and Transformation) and Salome Chukhua, (Transformation Programme Manager) provided further detail and context on the report. Stephen Halsey explained he was keen for the LGA peer team to revisit the Council to witness the improvements made on their recommendations. Ayesha explained how the Council had extended several of the LGA of recommendations to better reflect Council’s ambition.

The Cabinet welcomed the report, noting some of the key achievements including establishing a permanent senior leadership team and addressing the two-council culture identified by the peer team.

RESOLVED that the Mayor in Cabinet:

1.    Noted the council’s progress against the LGA CPC Action Plan

2.    Requested the Chief Executive write to the Chief Executive of the LGA, requesting that they re-visit the Council to undertake a progress review at the earliest possible opportunity.