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This report offers a specific response to the findings from the recent Local Government Association Peers report and presents the People Plan strategic aims for approval. The report also provides an update on all actions contained in the Peer Review Action Plan along with suggestions for ongoing monitoring arrangements by Members.

Resolved:  (i)      That the progress in achieving the Peer Review

2016 Action plan (Annex B of the report) published on 2 June 2016 be noted.

                   (ii)      That future monitoring arrangements for the Peer

Review Action Plan 2016 be through the Council’s quarterly performance reporting process that is already in place.

                   (iii)     That, in light of (ii), Corporate and Scrutiny

Management Policy and Scrutiny Committee be invited to review any matters they feel appropriate given the committee’s portfolio.

                   (iv)    That the People Plan 2016-20 (Annex C of the

                             report) be approved.

Reason:     To provide assurance regarding clear action planning

and decision taking around the Peer Review 2016 recommendations, together with progress and monitoring arrangements in place.

Members gave consideration to a report which offered a specific response to the findings from the recent Local Government Association Peers report and which presented the People Plan strategic aims for approval.  The report also provided an update on all actions contained in the Peer Review Action Plan along with suggestions for ongoing monitoring arrangements by Members.

Members commented that it was pleasing to note that the LGA Peer review had recognised that relationships between Members had improved.  The Executive would be working with the new Chief Executive to move the plan forward and consideration would be given as to how best involve all Members in its implementation.

Members noted the arrangements that would be in place to monitor implementation of the action plan, including the proposed role of the Corporate and Scrutiny Management Policy and Scrutiny Committee in this process.

Resolved:  (i)      That the progress in achieving the Peer Review

2016 Action plan (Annex B of the report) published on 2 June 2016 be noted.

                   (ii)      That future monitoring arrangements for the Peer

Review Action Plan 2016 be through the Council’s quarterly performance reporting process that is already in place.

                   (iii)     That, in light of (ii), Corporate and Scrutiny

Management Policy and Scrutiny Committee be invited to review any matters they feel appropriate given the committee’s portfolio.¹

                   (iv)    That the People Plan 2016-20 (Annex C of the

                             report) be approved.

Reason:     To provide assurance regarding clear action planning

and decision taking around the Peer Review 2016 recommendations, together with progress and monitoring arrangements in place.