Listed below are a number of key documents relating to the Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA).  This includes Peterborough City Council's key CPA documents and national best practice reports.

 

'CPA - The Harder Task' sets out the overall CPA framework for 2005 onwards for all local authorities.

 

·       CPA - The Harder Test framework

 

National guidance has been published setting out the 'Key Lines of Enquiry' which Council's need to address in their self-assessment.

 

·       Key Lines of Enquiry - Summary

·       Key Lines of Enquiry - Full Version

 

The Audit Commission are currently consulting on a new approach to assessing services as part of the CPA from 2005.

 

·       Service Assessment Framework

 

The Audit Commission has published a new Use of Resources assessment methodology, as outlined below. 

 

·       Use of Resources - Guidance

·       Use of Resources - Key Lines of Enquiry

 

The Audit Commission have published a guide setting out the new 'Direction of Travel' judgement. 

 

·       Direction of Travel Assessment Guide

 

These documents detail all of Peterborough City Council's CPA judgements.

 

·         2005 CPA Scorecard

·         2004 CPA Scorecard

·         2003 CPA Scorecard

·         2002 CPA Scorecard

 

You can access all of the reports about Peterborough City Council published by the Audit Commission at this website.

 

The Corporate Assessment identified a number of areas as requiring improvement.  The council has set out its plans to tackle these areas in its Corporate Assessment Action Plan.

 

The document below appears in Adobe® Acrobat® (PDF) format. In order to view it you will need to have Acrobat Reader installed. (Those with visual impairments may wish to investigate Access Adobe, which provides tools and information to help make PDF files more accessible.)    

 

Corporate Assessment Action Plan (111 KB, 14 pages).

 

The Joint Area Review (JAR) identified a number of areas as requiring improvement.  The council has set out its plans to tackle these areas in its JAR Action Plan.

 

The documents below appear in Adobe® Acrobat® (PDF) format. In order to view them you will need to have Acrobat Reader installed. (Those with visual impairments may wish to investigate Access Adobe, which provides tools and information to help make PDF files more accessible.)  

 

Alternatively, you can download the the entire JAR Action Plan (286 KB, 57 pages).