Purpose

The Local Government
Association (LGA) came to visit Kirklees Council in November 2024,
to carry out a Corporate Peer Challenge. The Corporate Peer
Challenge is key part of the LGA’s improvement and assurance
framework. Local Government Peers provide feedback to the Council
on a range of corporate issues, based on evidence and information
provided to them, and conversations with a range of staff,
Councillors, partners and other key stakeholders. The LGA provide a
report, outlining feedback from the visit, and key
recommendations.
 
This report will present an
Action Plan to Cabinet, which aims to deliver improvements which
address the key recommendations in the LGA report. Cabinet will be
asked to approve the action plan for delivery.
 
Key Officers and Members were
engaged in the peer challenge visit itself, which informed the
LGA’s report. Key Officers and Members will be engaged in the
development process, including the Overview and Scrutiny Management
Committee.
 

Content

RESOLVED –
 

1)   
That the Local Government Association report as at Appendix B be
noted.

2)   
That approval be given to the action plan as at Appendix A.

3)   
That the ongoing delivery monitoring and reporting of the action
plan, as at 2.8 of the considered report be approved.

4)   
That the action plan be presented at Council on 23 April 2025 for
noting.