If you're looking for a
concise introduction to the changes involved in the move from
Comprehensive Performance Assessment to Comprehensive Area
Assessment, you may find the new IDeA/LGA six-page
guide for councillors useful.
It explains how the local service inspectorates (the Audit
Commission, the Commission for Social Care Inspection, the
Healthcare Commission, Oftsted etc.) will work together. It
describes how public services and organisations such as Fire and
Rescue authorities will be assessed. It also provides a time-table
for the changes and outlines what councils should be doing to
prepare for CAA.