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Guidance for inspectors carrying out a joint targeted area inspection (JTAI) of the multi-agency response to serious youth violence in a local authority area in England.
Guidance to support education settings who want to use external expertise to enhance their online safety education.
What local authorities need to do to place a child under 13 in a secure children’s home, and guidance on when it is appropriate to do so.
Information for those who work with children on a plan to help prevent child abuse arising from religion or superstition.
Read about Reducing Parental Conflict activity in local areas to support families in conflict.
Statutory guidance for local authorities about family and friends providing care for children who cannot live with their parents.
Guidance for special schools providing residential accommodation for any child.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects secure children's homes.
Guidance for registered providers and managers on telling Ofsted about changes and how to apply for changes to any conditions of registration.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects adoption support agencies.
How local authorities can develop, use and improve data analytics tools in children's social care.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
Operational guidance for local authorities on the data collection and price caps rules on the use of agency child and family social workers.
Guidance for safeguarding partners and child protection professionals on what the panel does and how it works.
Guidance for providers on registering a children’s home with Ofsted when the care and accommodation is provided in more than one building.
Evaluation and summary reports for the Children's social care innovation programme (CSCIP) grouped by theme.
Find out what reducing parental conflict is and about the work of the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme.
Ofsted's variation fees for children’s social care services.
Guidance for providers, social workers and placement commissioners on placing children, subject to a deprivation of liberty order (DoL), in unregistered settings.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a residential family centre.
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