Inspections of fostering and adoption agencies

Social care common inspection framework for adoption support agencies, voluntary adoption agencies and independent fostering agencies.

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Guidance and regulation

• Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): independent fostering agencies
  • Guidance
  • 4 October 2024
  • Ofsted
• Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): adoption support agencies
  • Guidance
  • 4 October 2024
  • Ofsted
• Adoption support agencies: inspection documents
  • Guidance
  • 5 April 2024
  • Ofsted
• Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): voluntary adoption agencies
  • Guidance
  • 4 October 2024
  • Ofsted
• Independent fostering agencies: visit documents
  • Guidance
  • 17 August 2020
  • Ofsted

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News and communications

Regional adoption practice strong, but challenges remain

26 March 2024 — Press release

Ofsted

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Research and statistics

• Regional adoption agencies – thematic inspection report
  • 26 March 2024
  • Ofsted
  • Research
• Fostering in England 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021
  • 11 November 2021
  • Ofsted
  • National statistics

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Fostering and adoption agency datasets
  • 23 September 2024
  • Ofsted
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Ofsted