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Guides for parents, carers, children and young people about inspections of local services for children and young people with SEND.
This guide explains to parents and carers what happens when Ofsted and CQC…
This guide explains what happens when Ofsted and CQC inspect local…
This framework and handbook document sets out Ofsted’s inspection principles, guidance and the main judgements that inspectors make when inspecting area SEND.
This guidance came into force on 5 April 2024. Introduction 1. This…
This sets out changes we have made to reflect our inspection practice.…
This guide is for CQC and Ofsted inspectors and providers to help decide if a provider needs to register with one or both regulatory bodies.
Introduction This guidance clarifies the registration arrangements for:…
Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to children living with domestic abuse, and links to the inspection reports.
Guidance for inspectors carrying out a JTAI of the multi-agency response to the identification of initial need and risk (often referred to as the ‘front door’).
How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas to look at preparation for adulthood arrangements.
Guidance for inspectors on carrying out joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of local area services, and links to the inspection reports.
Guidance for inspectors on carrying out joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of local area services on children's mental health.
Describes how the special measures programme for NHS trusts and foundation trusts works.
Planning guidance for the NHS from England's leading national health and care bodies. It replaces Monitor's APR guidance from previous years (also known as ‘annual plan review’ guidance).
Joint targeted area inspection guidance on the multi-agency response to child sexual abuse in the family environment.
Guidance for inspectors carrying out a joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to the criminal exploitation of children in a local authority area in England.
The framework and evaluation schedule for inspection of secure training centres, for use from April 2019.
Guidance for Ofsted inspectors in carrying out full joint inspections of youth offending work.
Framework and guidance for joint targeted area inspections of local area services.
Guidance for inspectors on carrying out a joint targeted area inspection (JTAI) in Solihull of local areas’ multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk.
Guidance to help governors represent the interests of NHS foundation trusts members and the public.
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