Corporate Peer Challenge
As a local council, and a town-wide system, we have a strong clarity of vision and direction. We’re delighted to host such a strong, varied and experienced peer team to Luton as you join us in reviewing our approach as we seek to ensure our resources and efforts are well-aligned towards 2040.
Welcome to Luton.
CPC REVIEW 2025
Corporate Peer Challenge Review: Position Paper
Applying our new strategic framework
System and council strategic development
The Effectiveness of Financial Management
Adult Social Care finance review
HOUSING
Housing partnership report for Policy Group
2024
Corporate Peer Challenge: Luton Council Position Statement
Latest Corporate Performance Report
Audit position and correspondence
Organisation and Leadership Chart
PEER REQUESTED ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
Power Court
Outline permission for whole site - 2019
Further outline for residential areas to East and West - 2022
New homes delivery plans
Latest Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment
Our Latest Strategic Housing Market Assessment
Education Data
On Site Requests
Population Wellbeing strategy - One year on review
Council Constitution (The most helpful document will be the articles of the constitution, Part 2 A. Part 2B, responsibility for functions, may be of interest too. The Monitoring Officer, Mark Turner, is happy to answer any questions on the Constitution or Debbie Janes on the governance arrangements and committee process.)
Questions from meeting with Robin Porter:
What is our social housing target through Foxhall Homes?
Foxhall Homes has delivered 21 affordable homes so far and plans to deliver another 55 via schemes currently in the pipeline.
How many TAPS properties have been and will be delivered?
110 purchases for TAPS 1 and 2.
Partnership Boards This diagram shows the current map of our partnership boards. The Luton 2040 Partnership Board is made up of members of the Inclusive Economy Boards (TOR’s here) and Health and Wellbeing Board (TOR’s here). It meets once a year to provide system leadership to 2040 and we host an annual conference for all system partners to share progress.
Transformation: Original business case
Commercial contracts and spend
Transformation: Project briefs
Contracts and third party spend
Resident experience out of hours
Resident experience target operating model and technology
Deficit Recovery Planning (DRP)
Adult Social Care Purchased Costs DRP
Adult Social Care assessment costs and income shortfall DRP
Children's Agency Staffing DRP
Accountancy services employee overspend #1 DRP
Accountancy services employee overspend #2 DRP
Detail on Luton Rising Community Fund
(Note from Mark Turner: It needs to be remembered that the previous contract with BLCF for our main fund, the Community Investment Fund, was commissioned by Luton Rising’s Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at the time who happened to be the Council’s Director of Public Health. In my opinion, the monitoring arrangements and the measurement of outcomes were weakly specified in that contract. That has been addressed in the most recent contract which was let under my direction. I have, therefore, attached the BLCF criteria document and outcome measures that will be applied in the future so that the Peer Reviewers can see that we are intending to address the problem.)
Luton Rising Community Funding Policy
Latest Corporate Risk Update Report presented to Audit & Governance Committee
Town Centre Strategic Board TOR
Early years entitlement take up
School readiness - Foundation stage profile
School readiness - Attainment trends
Black Lives Matter Motion - Workforce Progress Report
Housing Peer Challenge Progress Review
Temporary Accomodation Recovery/Deliverables
New Housing Strategy Structure
Summary of additional economic benefits to the Stage
Link to latest Scrutiny Finance Review Group reports and minutes
Plan on a page for current economic strategy
Terms of Reference for Refreshed Economic Strategy