D.38 The Coalition Government have abolished the Local Area Agreement, National Indicator Set, and Comprehensive Area Assessment regime.
D.39 Following the General Election, the Government stated that final guidance on Multi-Area Agreements (MAA) would not be published. The development of Local Enterprise Partnerships (see, New Subnational Arrangments) means that partners are unlikely to take up MAA duties.
D.40 Local authorities are now free to measure and manage their performance as they choose. The government has also stated that it will specify the data it requires from local government through the Single Data List, which will come into effect in April 2011.
