CPA will be replaced in April 2009 with Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) which will provide the first independent assessment of the prospects for local areas and the quality of life for people living there. It will put the experience of citizens, people who use services and local taxpayers at the centre of a new local assessment framework, with particular focus on those whose circumstances make them vulnerable. This focus on outcomes for local people requires CAA to look across councils, health bodies, police forces, fire and rescue authorities and others responsible for local public services, which are increasingly expected to work in partnership to tackle the challenges facing their communities.
In so doing, CAA will:
- act as a catalyst for improvement in the quality of life for citizens, the experience of people who use services and value for money for taxpayers;
- provide a source of independent information and assurance for citizens, users and central government; and
- help to co-ordinate, rationalise and target inspection, improvement support and intervention where they are most needed.
CAA will cover issues like reducing inequalities in health and education, increasing the availability of affordable housing, reducing the fear of crime, improving educational achievement, attracting investment and reducing each area’s carbon footprint. Its focus will vary from place to place depending on local priorities.
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