Consultation on Comprehensive Area Assessment

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The second joint inspectorate consultation on Comprehensive Area Assessment is now open. This new performance framework for local public services will begin on 1 April 2009 and will replace the current Comprehensive Performance Assessment of councils (CPA), led by the Audit Commission, and Ofsted's own Annual Performance Assessment (APA) of councils and Joint Area Reviews (JAR) of local services.

CAA will be an innovative way of drawing together information to show how well residents are being served by their local public services. It will give people a clear and impartial assessment of how successfully local organisations are working together to improve the quality of life in their areas.

The consultation has been jointly developed by the Audit Commission, the Commission for Social Care Inspection, the Healthcare Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, HM Inspector of Prisons, HM Inspectorate of Probation and Ofsted and draws upon learning from trials conducted across four local areas. Another round of national trials will be taking place in ten areas to test the proposals further.

We are seeking your views on the proposals to help shape the final CAA framework. Please let us have your responses to the consultation questions using the online response form.

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This consultation started around the 12th August 2008 but we couldn't automatically determine when it ends. Check its website for more information.

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