Consultation outcome

Joint targeted area inspections

• From: Ofsted, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, HM Inspectorate of Probation and Care Quality Commission
• Published: 15 July 2015
• Last updated: 14 January 2016 — See all updates

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Joint Targeted Area Inspections: Consultation outcome, learning from the pilot inspection and next steps

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Detail of outcome

This report summarises the response to the proposals for Joint Targeted Area Inspections of services to evaluate how local agencies work together to protect children.

It also outlines the main learning points arising from the pilot inspection undertaken to test these proposals and the next steps the inspectorates plan to take.

Later in the report we summarise the response to proposals about whether Ofsted could use a version of the joint framework to undertake targeted inspections of local authorities.

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Original consultation

Summary

A joint consultation document from Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission, HMI Constabulary and HMI Probation.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 15 July 2015 to 11pm on 11 August 2015

Consultation description

This joint consultation is on the proposals for the delivery of joint targeted area inspections under section 20 of the Children Act 2004. Inspections under section 20 are arranged and led by Ofsted. Each of the inspectorates will continue their single agency programmes of inspections of child protection and/or safeguarding.

This is a joint endeavour between:

• Ofsted
• Care Quality Commission
• Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary
• Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation

The consultation document and questionnaire

The consultation questionnaire should be read in conjunction with the consultation document. Both documents can be downloaded from this page. Each document is available in two formats:

• the Word version of the questionnaire can be filled in by hand or on your computer
• the PDF version of the questionnaire can be filled in by hand

You can also download the consultation document in either format and then complete the online questionnaire.

Documents

Consultation document: Joint targeted area inspections

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Consultation questionnaire : Joint targeted area inspections

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Consultation document: Joint targeted area inspections

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Consultation questionnaire : Joint targeted area inspections

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Published 15 July 2015
Last updated 14 January 2016 + show all updates

1. 14 January 2016

   Consultation responses report published.

2. 15 July 2015

   First published.