Annual Performance Assessment

What does it look at?

The Annual Performance Assessment focuses on the contribution that a council's services have made in the previous twelve months towards improving outcomes for children and young people.

It analyses a wide range of published evidence, including data, indicators, the council's Children and Young People's Plan, any reviews of this plan and other reference or supporting information. Unlike the joint area review, there is no on-site investigative fieldwork carried out for annual performance assessment, although inspectors may meet with the council's senior managers to discuss any issues that have arisen during the analysis of information.

Why do we do it?

The overall effectiveness of a council's children's services grade provides the rating for the children and young people's block in the Audit Commissions Annual Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA).

The inspection is a predominantly desk-based exercise. Inspectors will  review 'admissible evidence' to enable them to make their judgments.

The Staffordshire APA Self Assessment 2008 document on the right of this page was submitted on the 26th June 2008 for this years assessment.