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Engaging with assessing local public services and outcomes
The Office of the Third Sector has published a short briefing on the key elements of the Comprehensive Area Assessment and its relevance to the third sector.
The CAA is a framework for independent assessment of how well people are served by the public bodies in their area, which came in from April 2009. "The CAA can act as a lever for the third sector to hold local government to account. It is important for the third sector to have a coordinated approach to engaging with the CAA locally, in order to effectively have their voices heard and to be able to maximise the contribution of the wider sector to the assessment process."
Download 'Comprehensive Area Assessment: Briefing for the third sector' (pdf, 80KB) from http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/news/news_stories/090522_caa.aspx.
