Agenda item

Dennis Skinner, Head of Improvement, introduced the item. He updated members on the funding from MHDCLG and the MoU agreement on this. He advised that good progress had been made on targets. The LGA was on target to deliver 110 peer challenges. Discussion were currently taking place on the MoU, and it was expected the Government would continue to support the improvement programme.

In the discussion which followed, members made the following points:

·         Councillors in opposition felt they did not have as many choices in terms of programmes availability.

Decision

1.    Members noted the key developments to date.

Action

1.    Officers to proceed with work in line with members’ comments.