Comprehensive Performance Assessment – our recent reports

The latest Comprehensive Performance Assessment for 2007 was published in February 2008. The County Council is judged as 'improving well' and demonstrating a 3 star overall performance (on a scale of 0 to 4, with 4 being the best rating). The Audit Commission reported that:

"East Sussex County Council is improving well. It continues to improve outcomes for local people in its priority areas. Services for children are improving, with better exam results and adding value in schools. Improvements in economic regeneration are increasing community prosperity throughout the county. Work to tackle crime and community safety is increasingly successful, as is the improvement in other community services such as libraries.

There are many positive examples of the Council responding to the needs of vulnerable or hard to reach communities and there is a strong focus on value for money. Adult social care remains a key area for improvement. This service is being changed through a three year programme and the latest data show that this is starting to improve the service people receive, such as in the timeliness of assessment and care provision. This remains an area for focus, along with improving waste management and the transport infrastructure.

The Council’s capacity to deliver improvements is generally good. It has strong plans to improve services further and these are being implemented well."

How our core services performed

Our core services scored as follows:

• Children and young people – 3
• Social Care for Adults – 2
• Environment – 4
• Culture – 3
• Use of resources – 4.

The Audit Commission website – reports for East Sussex.
Provides full details of past assessments – for the latest report click on 'more details' at the top of the page.