Shadow local government secretary Caroline Spelman has given the first indication of how the future of local government regulation may look if the Conservatives win the election
The Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) and its predecessor have failed to improve the performance of local government and have induced a culture of compliance, according to a new report from think tank Localis
The architect of the ‘easyCouncil’ model ? the possible blueprint for local government under the Tories ? explains why it is more than just providing public services without the trimmings
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Scrapping the Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) will improve local performance and could save billions, according to a report by the think tank Localis
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
Scrapping Comprehensive Area Assessments (CAA) could save billions of pounds and boost councils’ performance, according to a report by 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
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
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