Peer review and Gold Standard

NPSS is synonymous with the Gold Standard programme; a review scheme designed to support councils deliver more efficient and cost effective homelessness prevention services.

The Gold Standard begins with councils participating in a practitioner review of their frontline homelessness service

in preparation for applying for each of the 10 Local Challenges.

By achieving the 10 Local Challenges, local authorities are able to demonstrate that they have in place a comprehensive prevention focused service for all customers.

The Gold Standard begins with a Diagnostic Practitioner Review (DPR) which supports councils to:

Assess how they are preventing and tackling homelessness
Identify key strengths and weaknesses in service delivery by identifying gaps in provision and highlighting good practice
Identify recommendations for service improvement
Develop effective improvement plans to help maximise homelessness prevention where possible
Help to make the best use of current resources

Local authority achievements

Gold Standard authorities

Basildon Borough Council
City of York Council
Dacorum Borough Council
Hambleton District Council
Hart District Council
London Borough of Southwark
Mole Valley District Council
Norwich City Council
Oxford City Council
Ryedale District Council
Stafford Borough Council
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
The Royal Borough of Greenwich
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Winchester City Council

Silver Standard authorities

Bath & North East Somerset Council
Borough of Poole
Cheshire East Council
City of London Corporation
Colchester Borough Council
Cornwall Council
Derby City Council
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Mendip District Council
Salford City Council
Selby District Council
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Council
Waverley Borough Council
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
West Berkshire District Council

Bronze Standard authorities

Barrow in Furness Borough Council
Bournemouth Borough Council
Braintree District Council
Bristol City Council
Carlisle County Council
Cherwell County Council
Christchurch and East Dorset District Council
Craven District Council
Darlington Borough Council
Doncaster Council
Dudley Metropolitan Council
Harrogate Borough Council
Leeds City Council
Newark & Sherwood District Council
North East Derbyshire District Council
North West Leicestershire District Council
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Richmondshire District Council
Sefton Council
Solihul Metropolitan Borough Council
South Gloucestershire Council
South Lakeland District Council
South Somerset District Council
St Albans City & District Council
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Stoke County Council
Surrey Health Borough Council
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Test Valley Borough Council
Thurock Council
Tower Hamlets Council
Trafford Council

Please contact the National Practitioner Support Service if you require any additional, advice, support or guidance in relation to participating in a peer review or applying for the 10 local challenges.