Completed Peer Challenges
Peer Challenge rounds 1 to 9 were completed between 2011 and 2017. 46 individual Topical peer challenges and four Leadership & Management peer challenges were completed. Round 10 was planned, but we chose to proceed with the new DCS Peer Challenge instead.
In 2021 one topical peer challenge was delivered in response to a request specific from a local authority. We welcome future such requests.
In 2018, following a 2017 pilot involving a three host authorities, a new series of DCS Peer Challenge was instigated, with six local authorities participating during 2018.
Since then seven rounds of DCS Triad and Quartet Peer Challenges have been held annually involving with most if not all authorities participating every year.
Due to covid restrictions the third round was virtually delivered and this remains an option which is taken up by some groupings, although face to face events are welcomed by others.
The first round of the Lead Member Triad and Quartet Peer Challenges took place December 2020 – February 2021, also virtually delivered, with participation by 16 authorities.