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Local area agreements have become an increasingly important part of the local picture. Let us know what's really going on at the sharp end.

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IDeA and the Local Government Association have published a concise introduction to the changes involved in the move from Comprehensive Performance Assessment to Comprehensive Area Assessment.

The Local Government Association has launched a newsletter about the implementation of the Sustainable Communities Act

NAVCA, the Office for the Third Sector, and Communities and Local Government have combined forces to launch a document setting out 'principles' to help local third sector organisations be better involved in setting local priorities.

The Audit Commission has published, along with the other inspectorates for local services, ajoint consultation paper setting out further proposals for the Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA).

The LGA and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) have published a report bringing together a wide range of views and perspectives on local democracy from across local government, the voluntary sector and academia.

A three month dialogue to discuss the future of the Compact and the role of the Commission for the Compact is now underway

A digest of the Multi Area Agreements signed on 14 July 2008

This document provides an overview of what councils, Local Strategic Partnerships, Government Offices, Inspectorates and central government departments will be doing to implement the new local performance framework