Guidance

Inspecting local authority children's services: single inspection framework

These documents have been withdrawn because they are no longer current.

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 3 June 2014
• Last updated: 29 November 2017 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 14 September 2018

Ofsted has replaced this guidance with a new inspection framework for the inspection of local authority children’s services.

Applies to England

Documents

[Withdrawn] Framework and evaluation schedule for the inspections of services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers

PDF, 766 KB, 42 pages

[Withdrawn] Framework and evaluation schedule for the inspections of services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers

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[Withdrawn] Child level data additional guidance and template for Annex A

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Details

Ofsted will use the single inspection framework (SIF) for some re-inspections of inadequate children’s services. From 2018 Ofsted will use a new framework and guidance for most inspections of local authority children’s services (ILACS).

The single inspection framework has the framework and evaluation schedule for inspecting services for children in need of help and protection, looked after children and care leavers.

The child level data document is additional guidance and an example template for Annex A. It will help a local authority provide data lists for their inspection. Full details are in Annex A of the framework and the inspection handbook.

Published 3 June 2014
Last updated 29 November 2017 + show all updates

1. 29 November 2017

   Removed sections about the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) review and updated the Annex A child-level data guidance.

2. 10 February 2017

   Additional guidance in Annex A on ‘information about the local authority’.

3. 12 August 2016

   Footnote 3 updated with the new title of the updated monitoring handbook for inspectors. The updated handbook now also covers re-inspection.

4. 6 October 2015

   Evaluation schedule numbers added.

5. 1 September 2015

   Framework updated to provide information on: local authorities who have delegated their functions; scheduling LSCB reviews; inspector deployment and timetable.

6. 1 June 2015

   Framework updated for references to inspection team size: eight inspectors now from previous seven.

7. 12 December 2014

   The framework was updated in December 2014.

8. 3 June 2014

   First published.