Comprehensive Area Assessment

In April 2008, the way the public sector is judged changed. The focus is now on how partners are working together to deliver local priorities to improve the quality of life for local people.

The Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) focuses on improved outcomes for the area rather than looking back to see how an organisation has performed. The assessment is give in two parts:

  • Area Assessment - this forms an opinion of the work of the partnership for the county. The assessment generates red and green flags - green flags for exceptional performance or innovation that others can learn from and red flags for significant concerns and actions needed.
  • Organisational Assessment - this is focussed on the county as an organisation and how it manages its performance and how it uses resources. This part of the assessment is scored between 1-4, 1 being poor and 4 being excellent.

2008-09 CAA result

The 2008-09 organisational assessment for Nottinghamshire County Council has been published. Overall Nottinghamshire County Council has been assessed as 3 out of 4 - performing well. Our results are:

  • Managing Performance 3 out of 4
  • Use of Resources 2 out of 4

For the area assessment, Nottinghamshire is the only county in the East Midlands, and one of only a handful in the country, to receive two green flags for excellent services from the Audit Commission. These were for use of public transport and access to services for older people.

A red flag was awarded for crime and community safety in the north of the county as an area where there was concern and more work is required.

CAA reports

Read more about what the Audit Commission and other organisations think about services in Nottinghamshire.

Further information

Tel: 0115 977 2837

E-mail: policyandperformance@
nottscc.gov.uk

Useful links

Audit Commission's website:
www.audit-commission.gov.uk

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