Only 22% of council chief executives say they are satisfied with the "freedoms and flexibilities" promised by the comprehensive performance assessment.
Research by pollster MORI for the Local Government Association showed that more than half felt the new inspection regime was hindered by a lack of qualified inspectors.

Three-quarters believed the process should be changed to reflect local priorities, and 45% believed the basis for CPA judgment is not clear.

But more than 75% of the chief executives surveyed had found the CPA useful in judging performance.

Sir Jeremy Beecham, chair of the LGA, said: "This reinforces our belief that CPA would be more effective if councils' high performance and improvement properly triggered greater freedom and flexibility."

MORI contacted all 150 council chiefs, 75% of whom responded.

Source

Housing Today

Postscript

  • See a summary of the research at www.lga.gov.uk/research