Independent Supplementary Review (ISR) Report
The South West RDA has been assessed as “good” by the National
Audit Office (NAO), the main independent watchdog for government
agencies in its Independent
Supplementary Review Report published in July 2010.
The Independent Supplementary Review looked at the effectiveness
of the approach Regional Development Agencies have taken in three
areas:
- Prioritisation of programmes and projects that offer high value
added benefits in the economic downturn;
- Implementation of improvement plans resulting from the IPA 2006
assessment (see below) and
- Implemented improvements in performance management arrangements
to reflect the lessons of evaluation.
The NAO have published
guidance on the ISR assessment process.
Independent Performance Assessment (IPA) Report
The Independent Performance Assessment (IPA) was designed to
provide an independent assessment of the activities of RDAs.
The National Audit Office (NAO) carried out the assessment to
establish how far we are achieving our ambitions, meeting the needs
of the region and providing economic leadership.
The main elements of the approach are:
- Self assessment against the Assessment Framework (or Key Lines
of Enquiry).
- A review of this self assessment and supporting evidence by the
NAO, leading to on-site work at the RDA and with key stakeholders
to validate the self assessment;
- The published assessment with overall score.
The South West RDA was assessed as "performing well" by the
National Audit Office (NAO), the main independent watchdog for
government agencies in its Independent
Performance Assessment Report published in November 2006.