Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA)

CPA is an inspection which all local authorities must undergo as part of the modernisation agenda for local government. The inspection looks at the council's finances, the strength of its management and the standard of its services.

Each Council receives a single inspection score to give local people a better idea of how good overall their local council is (excellent, good, fair, weak, or poor). The thinking behind a single judgement is that councils cannot be classed as high performing overall if they are failing in a key service area.

CPA - Inspection Report (December 2004)

The CPA inspection report was published by the Audit Commission on Thursday 16th December 2004, following it inspection in September. You can read the full CPA report, the accompanying community digest and the council's press release below:

The full CPA report

 The Community Digest

CPA - Progress Assessment Report (December 2005)

Following the publication of the original CPA findings, the Audit Commission carried out an annual progress assessment of the council. The aim of this assessment was to review and measure the impact and sustainability of improvements made. You can read the report below:


Progress Assessment Report (December 2005)