The 2025-2026 Peer Challenge Cycle will take place between January and March 2026. The DCS groupings continue from the previous year’s sessions – please see below for details.
There is a parallel Lead Member self-assessment and peer challenge cycle which is supported by Helen Watson (see below for contact) which concentrates on the Lead Member role rather than on service quality.
We offer access to our growing library of the region’s self-assessments and the Peer Challenge data packs in the password-protected Peer Challenge Library. For access please contact Isabelle Gregory (details below).
For further discussion, please contact Richard Tyndall, Programme Manager, details below.
Governance & Reports
The South East DCS Peer Challenge is underpinned by the ethos and governance demonstrated through the 2025-2026 Memorandums of Understanding
| Triad | F to F or virtual? | |||||
| 1 | tbc | Brighton and Hove | Isle of Wight | Portsmouth | Wokingham | Under discussion |
| 2 | tbc | East Sussex | Surrey | West Sussex | Under discussion | |
| 3 | tbc | Hampshire | Kent | Oxfordshire | Under discussion | |
| 4 | tbc | Bracknell Forest | Medway | Reading | F to F | |
| 5 | tbc | Milton Keynes | West Berkshire | Windsor and Maidenhead | Under discussion | |
| 6 | tbc | Buckinghamshire | Slough | Southampton | Under discussion |
Details of Previous Peer Challenge Rounds
SE DCS Peer Challenge 2018-2019
SE DCS Peer Challenge 2019-2020
SE DCS Peer Challenge 2020-2021
SE DCS Peer Challenge 2021-2022
SE DCS Peer Challenge 2022-2023