Scrapping the CAA will improve local performance and could save billions, Localis report suggests. Councils should take control of performance measures, assisted by more local accountability and peer support
A report from the think tank Localis says that compliance with the Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) costs 2bn a year and has called for the system to be scrapped
The Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) and its predecessor have both failed to improve local government performance leading to a ‘culture of compliance’, according to think tank Localis
The Government could save billions of pounds by scrapping a flagship programme to assess and publicise the performance of local services, a think-tank report said today
The Government could save billions of pounds by scrapping a flagship programme to assess and publicise the performance of local services, a think-tank report said
Scrapping Comprehensive Area Assessments (CAA) could save billions of pounds and boost councils’ performance, according to a report by think tank Localis
Scrapping the Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) will improve local performance and could save billions, according to a report by the think tank Localis
London’s boroughs have set out a list of demands for new responsibilities that should be devolved to local government after the general election – including over benefits
Interesting report in The Guardian that the Shadow Treasury team are in talks with Conservative councils about handing over to Town Halls the responsibility for setting and distributing certain benefits such as Job Seekers Allowance.
A typical council does get hundreds of FIA requests a year and there is a cost involved. But costs could be reduced if there isn’t a great effort made to come up for excuses for witholding the information but it is just handed over