Complete your self-assessment
Guidance on how to complete the CAF for local government self-assessment of your organisation and critical systems.
Completing the self-assessment

Overview of self-assessing your organisation
How to begin self-assessing your organisation (objectives A and D).

How to complete your organisational self-assessment
What to consider during the self-assessment and who to involve.

How to use the indicators of good practice
Guidance on how to use the indicators of good practice (IGPs) during your self-assessment.

What a good self-assessment looks like
What an independent assurer will look for in a self-assessment.
How to gather evidence for your self-assessments
When to start collecting evidence and how to organise it.
Evidence to provide for organisational self-assessment
A list of evidence your council can use to support your self-assessment for objectives A and D.
Evidence to provide for critical systems self-assessment
A list of evidence your council can use to support your self-assessment for objectives B and C.
Useful resources to help you understand the principles behind the CAF for local government and how to improve your cyber resilience.
Complete architecture mapping

Overview of architecture mapping
What architecture mapping involves and how to start.

Complete your architecture mapping workbook
Identify the information your council should include in your architecture maps.

Making architecture scoping decisions
Decide what is in scope for your architecture map.

Create an architecture map: step by step
A method you can use to create an architecture map.