What is an annual performance assessment (APA) ?
A. An APA assesses local council’s contributions to improving the lives of children and young people through its education and social care functions and covers other services, for example, the youth offending team. It is designed to support the council by establishing what action is needed to improve the quality of their children’s services. The findings of the most recent APA decide the focus of the work of the next joint area review (JAR). These findings are used in addition to the Healthcare Commission’s annual assessment of healthcare bodies and HMI Constabulary’s baseline assessment of strategic police authorities.
