Comprehensive Area Assessment

Welcome. This area of the Audit Commission’s website is dedicated to the ongoing work to develop Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA).

CAA is a new approach that will provide the first independent assessment of the prospects for local areas and the quality of life for people living there. It will assess and report how well public money is spent and will ensure that local public bodies are accountable for their quality and impact.

CAA is being developed by seven partner inspectorates. They will work together to deliver joint judgements when CAA is introduced from April 2009. The partner inspectorates are:

• Audit Commission;
• Commission for Social Care Inspection;
• Healthcare Commission;
• HM Inspectorate of Constabulary;
• HM Inspectorate of Prisons;
• HM Inspectorate of Probation; and
• Ofsted.

Use the links in the left-hand navigation bar to access further information about CAA.