Bromsgrove District councillors have received a ‘glowing’ progress report on the council’s work in response to a recent evaluation.
At the council’s request, a team of senior local government peers gathered in Bromsgrove to scrutinise the work of the local authority and make improvement recommendations.
The council received a follow up report, at Wednesday’s (January 24) meeting, based on actions it has taken since the recommendations were made. The report has also been made publicly available.
The peer challenge saw an eight-strong team of ‘critical friends’ speak to 130 council staff, members, and partners over 55 meetings in 2023, to produce detailed recommendations on what the council does well, and what it could do better, to achieve its goals.
Councillor Sue Baxter, Deputy Leader of Bromsgrove District Council, said: “This glowing report highlights just how much the council has delivered and continues to deliver on the recommendations we received last year.
“There’s still work to be done of course, but you only need to look at the council chamber itself to see how members from across the political spectrum are more energised than at any time in recent…
