Issue - meetings
LGA CORPORATE PEER CHALLENGE FOLLOW-UP
Meeting: 22/04/2026 - Joint Staff Consultative Committee (Item 30)
30 INFORMATION NOTE: LGA CORPORATE PEER CHALLENGE FOLLOW-UP 
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INFORMATION NOTE OF THE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES
This information note sets out the details of the various reports relating to the Corporate Peer Challenge and the follow-up. It then details the contents of the follow-up report that relate to HR matters, including capacity, Leadership Team, People Strategy, Learning and Development, and communicating with staff.
Decision:
The Director – Resources presented the Information Note entitled ‘LGA Corporate Peer Challenge Follow-Up’, following which Members asked questions.
Minutes:
Audio recording – 19 minutes 30 seconds
The Director – Resources presented the Information Note entitled ‘LGA Corporate Peer Challenge Follow-Up’ and advised that:
· This information note had been prepared in response to a request at the last Committee meeting, and the HR related information from the Corporate Peer Challenge (CPC) Follow Up had been included.
· The Peer Review Team had identified positive activities and achievements undertaken by the Council, and there were few further actions to be taken.
· It was acknowledged that the Council would need resources to deliver day to day operations and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR).
· £450K would be allocated to HR and IT related staff resourcing as these areas had already faced additional pressures from LGR associated work.
· A report on further spending related to LGR would be presented to Cabinet in the summer.
· The People Strategy would be presented to the Leadership Team and this Committee once finalised.
In response to a question from Councillor Claire Strong, the Director – Resources advised that:
· The actions within the CPC Action Plan were being monitored by Cabinet and the Political Liaison Board, and there was only one action left to address, which related to the People Strategy.
· No new actions had been suggested during the follow up.
Councillor Daniel Allen suggested that Cabinet should acknowledge when all the actions from the CPC Action Plan had been completed and Members agreed with this.