joint executive cabinet & audit panel item 4

ITEM NO: 4 Report To: JOINT EXECUTIVE CABINET & AUDIT PANEL Date: 1 April 2009 Cabinet Deputy / Reporting Cllr S. R. Oldham – Executive Leader, Tameside MBC. Officer: Steven Pleasant – Deputy Chief Executive, Tameside MBC. James Foster the Audit Commission and Tom Powell from Price Waterhouse Coopers will present the Tameside Annual Audit and Inspection Letter 2007/08 to Executive Cabinet and Audit Panel. Subject: COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT 2008 ANNUAL AUDIT AND INSPECTION LETTER 2007/08 Report Summary: Tameside Council has received the top rating of 4 Stars for the sixth year running. Of the eight blocks (themes) which make up the CPA model Tameside achieved the top score of 4 on seven (an improvement of one from 2007). No other single tier authority in the county has achieved this many 4s across the eight CPA blocks. Tameside Council achieved a 4 for Use of Resources in 2008 (retained from CPA 2007), including a 4 for Value for Money (also retained from 2007). Tameside was one of only 20 (out of 150) authorities in England and the only one in the North West to achieve a 4 for Value for Money. Adult Services achieved the top rating of 4 (3-stars in the methodology used by the Commission for Social Care Inspection – CSCI). The Adult Services assessment is made up of nine judgements. Tameside achieved an Excellent judgement on all nine themes of the assessment. The only authority in the country to achieve nine ...