The Conference to receive an update from the Managing Director, Alison Alexander on what the review identified and the way forward.

The Conference received an update from the Managing Director, Alison Alexander on what the review identified and the way forward. Presentation Attached.

Alison Alexander provided information on the team that conducted the peer review, how they conducted it, who they approached, the scope of the peer challenge, the five core components and the recommendations.

The peer review team had detailed three main recommendations, to Pause on making change, to Embed all changes made and Explain to the organisation, partners and residents so they all understand the changes and why they had happened. Further recommendations were made and these covered areas such as structural and constitutional governance, accountability, scrutiny, financial planning viability, capacity to deliver and leadership of place.

The Parishes asked why they were invited to the LGA review meeting and on arriving, turned away. Alison Alexander explained that the Review was a Borough request and the decision had been taken not to include the Parishes directly as a number of other local residents representatives had been involved.

Chris Graham, Bray Parish Council highlighted that it was unsatisfactory that they were turned away. Alison Alexander responded that the peer review had now finished and that could not be changed, however going forward, we would want to continue to work with the Parishes.