LGA Corporate Peer Challenge

Peer Challenges are always an important process in supporting the development and improvement of Councils. They are not inspections but a way for Councils to share best practice and experience and to provide renewed focus. The Peers to take learning back with them following their visit.

The peer team made up of both Councillors and Officers considered the following five themes which form the core components of all Corporate Peer Challenges and are areas all critical to councils' performance and improvement:

1.      Local Priorities and Outcomes

2.      Organisational and Place Leadership

3.      Governance and Culture

4.      Financial planning and management

5.      Capacity for Improvement

In addition, the council asked the peer team to provide feedback on Assets, Corporate Strategy and Cultural Change.

Following the Challenge, South Holland District Council's Cabinet has agreed an action plan to take forward the recommendations. As part of the development of the action plan a joint meeting of the Council's scrutiny committees took place and there were no proposed amendments to the action plan as a result of their discussion.  

Below you can find the LGA Peer Challenge Report and recommendations as well as the Council's agreed Action Plan.

Peer Challenge Progress Review

On September 5th and 6th 2024,  South Holland District Council welcomed back Peers for a review. 

The follow up visit by the Corporate Peer Challenge team was an opportunity to reflect and learn on the progress made against the Action Plan following the full Challenge in July 2023.

Below you can find the LGA Peer Challenge Progress Review report.