Local Government Association Log in About COVID-19 Our support Case studies Parliament Topics Publications Events Home Our support Council improvement and peer support This page connects to LGA Peer Support — which includes peer challenges, Remote Peer Support and bespoke peer support — and our research and benchmarking offer, including LG Inform. We offer a range of resources and tools to provide councils with support and challenge to improve. Regional improvement networks provide dedicated ongoing regional support, peer support and intelligence gathering through an extensive network of principal advisers, regional teams, member peers and political group offices. The LGA’s peer support offer provides councils with a unique opportunity to engage with peers who have current or previous experience in the sector and provide challenge, support and guidance on specific areas or issues. Our improvement support is further underpinned by a research and benchmarking offer, including LG Inform, which provides councils with unrivalled access to over 7,000 data items and the ability to compare performance against other councils. Further information about these elements of the sector support programme can be accessed on the pages below. Financial resilience and economic recovery Leadership, workforce and communications Safer and more sustainable communities In this section: Become a peer The LGA offers local government a range of peer-supported improvement programmes, including Peer Challenge, Recovery and Renewal Panels and Councillor Mentoring and we welcome interest from both senior officers and councillors in becoming peers. Becoming a peer for Children’s Services Find out how to become a member of our children’s services peer challenge teams. Peer challenge and remote peer support Our peer support offer is a cornerstone of the sector support programme, including two distinct, but related programmes: peer challenge and remote peer support. The flexibility of this offer ensures that councils maintain continual access to peer support throughout these challenging times. Peer challenges we offer In addition to the fully subsidised corporate peer challenge offer, we also offer peer challenges focused on driving improvement and improving efficiency in specific areas. Principles of peer challenge Peer Challenge is a core element of our sector-led improvement offer to local authorities, details of how, when and why on these pages. Share this page: Print this page Political groups 18 Smith Square, Westminster, London SW1P 3HZ info@local.gov.uk 020 7664 3000 Connect with us Cookie guidance Terms of use Privacy Accessibility Copyright © 2021 Local Government Association company number 11177145 Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government company number 03675577 Privacy settings We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience and to collect information about how you use our website. We use this information to make the website work as well as possible and to improve our content. More information Essential Analytics Preference Save preferences Accept all cookies