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Comprehensive Area Assessment
Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) is the new framework for the assessment of local public services in England. CAA focuses on how well Councils are working together with other public bodies to meet the needs of local people rather than on how well individual authorities are equipped to provide and deliver services, which was the focus of the previous regime - Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA).
Local public services will be held collectively to account for their impact on improving quality of life for residents. This means that CAA will look across councils, health bodies, police forces, fire and rescue services and others responsible for local public services, which are increasingly expected to work in partnership to tackle the challenges facing their communities.
CAA has two elements:-
1. An Area Assessment
This assesses the extent to which councils and their partners are delivering improvements on the issues that matter to people within the local area. It considers whether the priorities set in the area reflect those of the people who live there. Area Assessments also look at how effectively improvements are delivered now and in the future. The starting point for the Area Assessment is the Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) and Local Area Agreement (LAA).
The Area Assessment is not scored or 'star rated'. It is a narrative report providing an overview of key priorities for the area, overall success and challenges, and a summary of prospects for improvement.
Area Assessments may, however, award green or red 'flags':
- Green flags highlight exceptional performance or outstanding improvement from which others can learn.
- Red flags represent significant concerns about outcomes or future prospects where more or different actions are required
2. An Organisational Assessment
This consists of assessments of:-
- Use of Resources, which consists of three themes: managing finances, governing the business and managing resources
- Managing Performance. It is scored from 1 to 4, with a rating from 'performs poorly' to 'performs excellently'
For the first year West Devon has been assessed as performing well, a score of 3. A copy of the assessment can be downloaded using the link below.
Devon as a county has received two green flags for Domestic Violence and Climate Change, and no red flags. This report and all other area and organisational reports can be found on the OnePlace Website: http://oneplace.direct.gov.uk/pages/default.aspx
