Preparing for Comprehensive Area Assessment

1. Preparing for Comprehensive Area Assessment Date (21/04/2009) Jill Dixon Executive Director Performance

2. CAA focuses on outcomes: LAAs Efficiency Areas Partnership Comprehensive Area Assessment

3. The CAA Framework Organisational Assessment Area Assessment Shared Evidence

4. Area assessment Narrative, with ‘red’ and ‘green’ flags where relevant A ‘red flag’ will indicate significant concerns about outcomes, performance or future prospects A ‘green flag’ will indicate innovative or exceptional success Organisational Assessments Scored on a scale from 1 (lowest) to 4 (highest). Combines use of resources and managing performance into an assessment of organisational effectiveness Scoring CAA

5. Improving efficiency and value for money Engaging and understanding our communities Ambitious shared vision for place and communities Productive relationships with partners Self-awareness & effective performance management Addressing the Challenges

6. April onwards - Audit Commission start reviewing information April – September Self Assessment September - Joint-inspectorate review of latest available information and report red and green flags October: Final reporting shared with local partners November: Resolve any remaining challenges through formal process; and publish first set of CAA reports. Next Steps