Archived decisions

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Record of an Executive Decision:

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Date of Decision:

22 September 2008

Decision Title:

County Council Response to the Second Joint Inspectorate Consultation on CAA (Comprehensive Area Assessment)

Decision Reference:

292

Report From:

Chief Executive

Contact name:

Gary Smith

Tel:

Ext: 7402

Email:

[email protected]

1) Summary

The following decision was made:

 

    1.1. That Cabinet approve the County Council's draft response (attached as an appendix) to the joint inspectorate consultation on the new Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) framework, subject to any amendments, subject to some strengthening to reflect the views of the Cabinet, as expressed at the meeting.

 

1) Reasons for the decision

    These are the reasons for this decision being made, including any links to the corporate strategy.

    1.1. The current Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) framework is in its final year with one last star rating to be published in February 2009.

    1.2. Following the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, inspectorates have been jointly developing CAA which will start in 2009.

    1.3. The inspectorates intend CAA to be more streamlined, proportionate and a reduced burden than the current CPA regime. They have held two consultations on the emerging CAA framework of which this is the second.

 

2.5. The national deadline for responding to this consultation is the 20 October
2008.

 

3) Other options considered and rejected:

 

    3.1. Not to respond to the consultation. This was rejected in favour of responding

which enables the County Council to have its views heard in relation to the
emerging CAA model.

 

4) Conflicts of Interest:

    4.1 Conflicts of interest declared by the decision-maker:

    None.

 

    4.2 Conflicts of interest declared by other Executive Members consulted:

    None.

 

5) Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee:

    None.

 

6) Any reasons for the matter being dealt with if urgent :

    None.

 

7) Statement from the Decision Maker:

 
 

Approved by:

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Date:

22 September 2008

Chairman of the Cabinet

Councillor T.K. Thornber, CBE