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How to share concerns about children’s social care services with Ofsted, including whistleblowing, and what we will do with the information.
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Apply to connect people to a supported accommodation service.
Find out how to pay an Ofsted invoice in relation to your childcare business or children's social care service.
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Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in an independent fostering agency.
Advice for local areas to embed working together to safeguard children and the children’s social care national framework in practice.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a supported accommodation service.
You must tell Ofsted about changes to certain people in your organisation or to your premises.
Volume 1: statutory guidance about court orders and the roles of the police and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
How local authorities should notify incidents to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
Information for providers and managers on the use of surveillance, including CCTV, in their residential childcare settings and how Ofsted will evaluate its use.
Statutory guidance for local authority children’s services on representations and complaints procedures.
Ofsted's policy on how we regulate children's social care establishments and agencies explains what we may do if a provider is not following the regulations.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects independent fostering agencies.
What providers need to know about the process of connecting people to a supported accommodation service.
Form to send to Ofsted to cancel your registration.
Guide for local authorities and providers on when Ofsted will prioritise applications to register children’s homes services.
Annex A form for children's homes and secure children's homes to fill in ahead of inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).
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