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How Ofsted works with other departments and agencies

Agreements setting out how Ofsted will work and share information with other organisations.

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 3 December 2014
• Last updated: 29 December 2021 — See all updates

Protocols and memoranda of understanding setting out how Ofsted will work with different departments, agencies and organisations.

Childcare and early years

• Childcare protocols between Ofsted and other organisations
  • 22 December 2023
  • Guidance
• Memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and HESC
  • 14 May 2014
  • Corporate report
• Memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and FSA
  • 31 March 2014
  • Corporate report

Children's social care

• Memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and the Care Inspectorate Wales
  • 30 June 2023
  • Corporate report
• Memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and CQC
  • 28 May 2019
  • Corporate report
• Memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and the Children's Commissioner
  • 22 May 2014
  • Corporate report
• Safeguarding children and young people: memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and DfE
  • 23 November 2016
  • Corporate report
• Memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and DfE: secure children's homes
  • 15 July 2022
  • Corporate report
• Memorandum of understanding and information-sharing protocol between the Health and Care Professions Council and Ofsted
  • 5 September 2016
  • Corporate report
• Memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and HESC
  • 14 May 2014
  • Corporate report
• Information-sharing protocol: Ofsted and the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO)
  • 5 December 2019
  • Corporate report
• Services for children and vulnerable adults: information sharing by inspectorates
  • 9 February 2016
  • Policy paper
• Childcare protocols between Ofsted and other organisations
  • 22 December 2023
  • Guidance

Schools

• Memorandum of understanding: independent schools
  • 7 November 2024
  • Corporate report

Secure training centres

• Agreement for data protection and information-sharing: secure training centres
  • 29 December 2021
  • Corporate report

Published 3 December 2014
Last updated 29 December 2021 + show all updates

1. 29 December 2021

   Added 'Agreement for data protection and information-sharing: secure training centres' to the collection.

2. 3 March 2020

   Added 'Memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and the Care Inspectorate Wales' to the collection.

3. 23 May 2016

   Updated with 'Memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and the Department of Health'.

4. 3 December 2014

   First published.