151 Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) 2005, and the Joint Area Reviews of children's services, are examples of how the Commission and its co-inspectorates intend to work together to assess integrated multi-agency delivery in local areas. The Local Services Inspection Forum is the mechanism through which inspectorates can continue to ensure that they coordinate their activities, develop common methodologies and schedule joint work. Even where the Commission is not directly involved in inspecting services, it will share its learning with co-inspectorates in order to minimise the burden of regulation and support the development of a consistent methodological approach.
152 One example of this commitment is the methodological and directional support that we provided to the steering group for the criminal justice system's joint inspections of youth offending teams. A further example is our joint work with the National Audit Office and the Healthcare Commission. All three organisations are signatories to the Concordat between bodies inspecting, regulating and auditing healthcare (June 2004). This trend will continue and the new initiatives outlined in Chapter 1 will require further collaboration.
153 The revised CPA 2005 framework recognises that effective partnerships are the key to successful service outcomes. CPA 2005 will look at the strategic and operational impact of partnership working. Partners' views on how well councils undertake their community leadership and partnership roles will be important in determining the overall assessment score. We expect that this emphasis in CPA will be an important contributing factor in fostering change in service delivery.