Issue - meetings
Outcome of the LGA Peer Challenge 2014
Meeting: 03/02/2015 - Scrutiny Committee (Item 56)
56 Referral from Cabinet - Outcome of the LGA Peer Challenge 2014 
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The 29 January 2015 meeting of Cabinet has asked the Committee to:
A Community Engagement:
Review the concept, objectives and best practice for community engagement and to make proposals to Cabinet on the following:
1. How the Council should define community engagement.
2. What the Council’s objectives for community engagement should be.
3. How the Council’s objectives for community engagement should be pursued within the reducing resources available to the Council.
4. How the Council should identify and evaluate its performance against its objectives for community engagement.
5. How the Council should communicate its performance against its objectives for community engagement to the community.
B Service User Engagement:
Review the concept, objectives and best practice for service user engagement (with a particular focus on housing services) and to make proposals to Cabinet on the following:
1. How the Council should define service user engagement.
2. What the Council’s objectives for service user engagement should be.
3. How the Council’s objectives for service user engagement should be pursued within the reducing resources available to the Council.
4. How the Council should identify and evaluate its performance against its objectives for service user engagement.
5. How the Council should communicate its performance against its objectives for service user engagement to the community.
Additional documents:
- Appendix A - Harlow CPC final letter, item 56
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- Appendix B - LGA Challenge Proposed Scrutiny Cttee ToRs, item 56
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Minutes:
The Committee received a reference from the Cabinet on the LGA Peer Challenge 2014.
RESOLVED that:
A The referral from Cabinet on the LGA Peer Challenge 2014, including the proposed terms of reference for the reviews of community engagement and service user engagement, is noted
B Scoping reports for the reviews be received at the March 2015 meeting of the Committee.
Meeting: 29/01/2015 - Cabinet (Item 105)
105 Outcome of the LGA Peer Challenge 2014 PDF 155 KB
Additional documents:
- Appendix A - Harlow CPC final letter, item 105
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- Appendix B - LGA Challenge Proposed Scrutiny Cttee ToRs, item 105
PDF 137 KB
Decision:
RESOLVED that Cabinet:
A Notes the findings of the LGA Corporate Peer Challenge as detailed in the feedback letter attached as Appendix A of the report submitted.
B Asks the Scrutiny Committee to conduct a review into two of the key themes highlighted by the Challenge, with terms of reference as detailed in Appendix B of the report submitted.
Minutes:
The Cabinet received a report that advised of the outcome of the recent LGA Corporate Peer Challenge and proposed measures for how the Council might add value to the Challenge’s findings.
Proposed by Councillor Jon Clempner (seconded by Councillor Tony Durcan) it was:
RESOLVED that Cabinet:
A Notes the findings of the LGA Corporate Peer Challenge as detailed in the feedback letter attached as Appendix A of the report submitted.
B Asks the Scrutiny Committee to conduct a review into two of the key themes highlighted by the Challenge, with terms of reference as detailed in Appendix B of the report submitted.