Form

Register as a children's social care provider: 'fit/suitable person' assessment questionnaires

Forms for assessing your fitness or suitability to be a children's social care provider. There are separate forms for children's homes.

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 13 November 2013
• Last updated: 2 November 2018 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Children’s homes: fit person questionnaire for someone applying to be a registered manager

MS Word Document, 610 KB

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Children’s homes: fit person questionnaire for someone applying to be a registered manager

PDF, 335 KB, 13 pages

Children’s homes: suitable person questionnaire for someone applying to be a registered provider or responsible individual

MS Word Document, 549 KB

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Children’s homes: suitable person questionnaire for someone applying to be a registered provider or responsible individual

PDF, 418 KB, 11 pages

Fit person questionnaire for a registered manager [not for children's homes]

MS Word Document, 617 KB

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Fit person questionnaire for a registered manager [not for children's homes]

PDF, 209 KB, 13 pages

Suitable person questionnaire for a registered provider or responsible individual [not for children's homes]

MS Word Document, 624 KB

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Suitable person questionnaire for a registered provider or responsible individual [not for children's homes]

PDF, 378 KB, 13 pages

Details

If you are applying to register with Ofsted because you are connected with a children’s social care establishment or agency, you will need to complete a ‘fit person’ or ‘suitable person’ questionnaire.

There are separate questionnaires depending on:

• whether you are joining a children’s home or another type of establishment or agency
• whether you are applying to be a registered manager or the responsible individual/registered provider

Children’s homes

• Children’s homes: fit person questionnaire for someone applying to be a registered manager
• Children’s homes: suitable person questionnaire for someone applying to be a registered provider or responsible individual

Other children’s social care providers

The registered manager questionnaire helps Ofsted assess your fitness to be registered as a manager of:

• an adoption support agency
• an independent fostering agency
• a residential family centre
• a holiday scheme for disabled children

The registered provider or responsible individual questionnaire helps Ofsted assess your suitability to be registered as a provider of:

• a voluntary adoption agency
• an adoption support agency
• an independent fostering agency
• a residential family centre
• a holiday scheme for disabled children

Published 13 November 2013
Last updated 2 November 2018 + show all updates

1. 2 November 2018

   Updated to highlight that applicants must use their own words to complete the forms.

2. 21 April 2017

   Updated to reflect the social care common inspection framework.

3. 24 July 2015

   Separate forms for children's homes published

4. 13 November 2013

   First published.