Life Beyond CPA
Bill Sulman
Neil Timms
The King is Dead…….
• Local Government White Paper gives a
clue
• Use Of Resources
• Direction of Travel
• Comprehensive Area Assessment (son of CPA)
What’s that ?
(noise of alarm clock ringing in background)
Wakey Wakey!!!
• A real measure of the impact of a range of
services on public wellbeing
• Not about individual authorities/services
• Only real collaboration will deliver this
• Wellbeing measured by risk assessment
• The biggest cultural change ever
(If it comes off)
Local Government Reform
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Lyons report- ignored?
Comprehensive Spending Review 07
Modern Parish Councils “with attitude”
Identify “Areas of concern”
Demise of Districts? Or Counties?
Smaller areas and hot spots
Reallocation of funding
AUDIT COMMISSION
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Transition from CPA to CAA April 07
07 CPA- no change
08/09 Transition- a vision
PLACE rather than PROVIDER
Shift from performance assessment
Its all about Risk Assessment
Risk- based assurance
What have we got to build on
• LPSA/LAA/Other Partnerships
• Easier in single tiers
• Old wounds and rivalries
• Pan County/Regional bodies find this hard
• LAAs are delivering some
improvements (not many)
• Partnership risk registers
• Point the way towards CAA
LAA Challenges
• LSP Talking Shops
• LAAs consuming resources rather than
directing them
• Insufficient “Buy in”
• No joined up strategies or policies
• Come Dancing !
Some big boys did it
• No good whinging about failure and
blaming partners
• They have already blamed you!!
• The Audit Commission won’t believe either
of you.
• And the public don’t care (empty my bins
and look after my Gran)
What’s to be done?
• Joined up Strategic Thinking
• common agendas
• Rethink delivery structures
• Form follows Function
• True partnership
• Don’t strangle good ideas with process and politics
• Barbecue the Sacred Cow
• Or you WILL FAIL
• Get out of the sandpit and share your toys!
How do we do it ?
• What is an area - Who cares ?
• Local People must identify with it whatever
it is
• What should life be like ?
• What are the standards ?
• Sets our aspirations for communities
(What do they think?)
Life in the new world
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Regional Assemblies
Fewer local authorities
More local power
Adapt or die?
What part does risk management play
here?
Audit Commission- transition from
CPA to CAA
• Relevant to the quality of life of local
people
• Area and outcome focused
• Constructive and forward-looking
• Joint and Participative
• Assessed on areas, not individual
performances!!!
What are we trying to measure ?
• What are the risks of expectations not
being met ?
• Could it get worse ?
• What are the control measures ?
• Do they work ?
• Can they be improved ?
• Recognise the lingo ?
Enter the Risk Manager
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Best placed to guide the process
Drive neighbourhood risk assessments
Prioritise risks
Allocate resources
Community, Neighbourhood and area risk
assessment
• Light blue touchpaper and stand at least two
Counties well back !!
Does it Work ?
• Performance Management will evaluate
the effectiveness of control measures
• Effective control measures reduce risk
• Reduced risk makes everyone’s lives
better
• Big Tick in the Box (well done have a
beer!!)
Challenges
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Public perception of residual risk
Limited Resources
Political interface unmanageable
No clear strategy
Threat to strategic services
Governance Arrangements
Measuring Outcomes
• ARE YOU UP TO THIS (and if you are will
anyone listen to you) ?
Why Bother ?
• This is just too hard and I retire soon
• Funding mechanism is changing to mirror
this approach (if you don’t play you starve)
• Parochial arguments will be discounted
• This is real risk management
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Stop people dying
Reduce crime
Improve education
Change peoples lives
Get Busy
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Area Risk Assessments
Partnership Risk Registers
Common Standards
Form your own partnerships
Analyse performance measures and risk
controls
• Agree Risk Ownership
• Speak to your Auditors
Hints and Tips
• None
• Are you really ready for this?
• Whoahhh!!! Where does the buck stop?
• Can you see what it is yet ?