The forthcoming Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) is "less about ticking boxes and more about how organisations are working together to improve outcomes," according to the Audit Commission's Gareth Davies.
Davies, who is managing director for local government, housing and community safety at the commission, which is leading on the introduction of the new framework, is optimistic the CAA will dramatically improve the way local services are inspected.
Coming in across England from this April, the CAA is an inspection process that involves seven inspectorates, including Ofsted. As the name suggests it has an area-wide emphasis rather than simply monitoring individual organisations.
The Audit Commission will gather evidence from the inspectors and produce a final report, which will include red flags for failing services and green flags to highlight good practice.
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