Comprehensive Area Assessment

The Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) was introduced from April 2009 to provide a new framework for the independent assessment of local public services in England. It replaces the Comprehensive Performance Assessment which has been in place since 2002. The first results of CAA, which include assessments for all local authority areas in England, were published on 9th December 2009 and can be viewed on the new Oneplace Website

CAA is made up of two elements:

  • an area assessment that looks at how well local public services are delivering better results for local people across the whole area, focusing on agreed local priorities and how likely they are to improve in the future. Coventry's Area Assessment Report 2009
  • an organisational assessment combining the external auditor's assessment of value for money in the use of resources with a joint inspectorate assessment of service performance. The inspectorates have judged Coventry to be performing well in the Organisational Assessment Report 2009

An important element of the CAA is the National Indicator Set which was introduced in April 2008 and is used to assess the progress of all local authorities and their partners. The national indicators cover all aspects of service delivery, from the environment, to health, from public safety to education. Progress on national indicators is monitored by services on a regular basis and the results for 2008/09 have been collated to form the baseline for future targeted improvement. As some data is not yet available these results are updated regularly throughout the year.

For a summary of which indicators have been adopted in Coventry, see the section of this website on the:

Local Area agreement.

For a summary of how well the Coventry Partnership has been assessed under the area assessment, see the latest press release.