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These releases identify the largest private and voluntary providers of children's social care in England and their inspection outcomes.
Main findings The percentage of privately owned children’s homes owned by…
Main findings The percentage of homes and places owned by the 10 largest…
Main findings The private sector share of children’s homes and fostering…
Main findings The private sector has continued to increase its investment…
Summary This release provides information on private and voluntary…
As at 31 March 2019, these providers owned 561 children’s homes…
Grant determination letters to local authorities involved in the Staying Close children's social care pilot.
Working arrangements between Ofsted and the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) to share information.
These documents set out local spending plans for the £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund received on 16 December 2022, covering the December 2022 to March 2023 spending period.
Working arrangements between Ofsted and the Department for Education (DfE) to ensure secure children's homes offer safe, good quality care.
A framework for cooperation and information sharing.
Sets out the progress that has been made towards fulfilling the commitments in the carers action plan 2018 to 2020.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Minutes of the 2018 meetings of the National Data Guardian (NDG) Panel.
Minutes of the 2017 meetings of the National Data Guardian (NDG) Panel.
Ofsted Board meeting papers and minutes from 2017.
This report is an assessment of the state of health care and adult social care in England in 2016 to 2017.
Freedom of information request for letters sent by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust to the National Data Guardian.
Care Quality Commission annual report and accounts 2016 to 2017.
NHS Digital annual report and accounts 2016 to 2017.
Review of professional regulation and registration and annual report and accounts for 2016 to 2017.
The nil response to an FOI asking about the use of police cells as a place of safety under the Mental Health Act
This plan shows how Ofsted is ensuring that our approach to regulation supports innovation.
Minutes of 2016 meetings of the National Data Guardian (NDG) Panel.
Ofsted Board meeting papers and minutes from 2016.
How Ofsted and the Department for Education (DfE) will work together to share sensitive information on notifiable safeguarding incidents.
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