What does it mean? The Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) is the new approach to the inspection and regulation of local authorities, due to be launched in April 2009. It replaces all previous regimes, such as Joint Area Reviews, and aims to avoid complicated over-regulation where inspections often overlap. This means the CAA will look across councils, health bodies, police forces, fire and rescue services and other local bodies on a more holistic basis, ensuring all services are held accountable for public spending together.
A team of seven inspectorates, including Ofsted and the Commission for Social Care Inspection, will carry out the new assessment. The Audit Commission will oversee the approach and write final reports on each area. One of the more controversial features of the CAA is a red-flag system to highlight where local authorities have seriously failed to meet targets, while green flags will identify best practice.
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