9th December 2009
The new Oneplace website aims to give residents a new perspective on how well their local public services are doing.
It brings together for the first time the findings from six independent national watchdogs, to give an overall picture of life in Sheffield.
Sheffield is one of 152 areas in England assessed by the independent inspectorates - Audit Commission, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorates of Constabulary, Prisons and Probation, and Ofsted.
The new system uses green and red flags to signal how well public bodies are tackling local issues. A green flag indicates exceptional performance or improvement that other public services could learn from. A red flag signals significant concerns about performance and prospects for improvement where more, or something different, needs to be done.
It will ask: what are the local priorities to be tackled in an area; how well are local services like the council, police, fire and health working together to overcome these big issues; and what are the prospects that things will get better?
Visit the Oneplace website: www.direct.gov.uk/oneplace
Oneplace Sheffield assessment: http://oneplace.direct.gov.uk/sheffield