Guidance

Joint inspections of the response to children experiencing neglect

Guidance for inspectors on carrying out joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of local area services, and links to the inspection reports.

• From: Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and HM Inspectorate of Probation
• Published: 18 April 2017
• Last updated: 19 September 2018 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Guidance for joint targeted area inspections on the theme: children living with neglect

PDF, 270 KB, 19 pages

Guidance for joint targeted area inspections on the theme: children living with neglect

MS Word Document, 599 KB

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Details

Joint targeted area inspections include a ‘deep dive’ investigation – looking at children and young people’s experiences. This changes periodically to investigate different themes in detail – in this case, the response to children between 7 and 15 years old who have been neglected.

View the framework and guidance for the joint inspection of arrangements and services for children in need of help and protection.

Areas inspected

Inspection reports for the following areas are published on the Ofsted reports website:

• Bristol
• Cheshire West and Chester
• Haringey
• Peterborough
• Stockton-on-Tees
• Wokingham

Published 18 April 2017
Last updated 19 September 2018 + show all updates

1. 19 September 2018

   Joint targeted area inspection reports are now on the Ofsted reports site.

2. 30 January 2018

   Added joint targeted area inspection report for Haringey.

3. 15 January 2018

   Added joint targeted area inspection report for Stockton-on-Tees.

4. 1 December 2017

   Added report on the multi-agency response to abuse and neglect in Bristol.

5. 10 November 2017

   Added report on the multi-agency response to abuse and neglect in Cheshire West and Chester.

6. 11 August 2017

   Published inspection report for Peterborough.

7. 14 July 2017

   Published inspection report for Wokingham.

8. 18 April 2017

   First published.