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Children's and young person's guide to the inspection of children's homes
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Inspections of safeguarding and looked after children services: framework for inspection and guidance for local authorities and partners
This document sets out the framework and guidance for the inspections of safeguarding and looked after children.
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Unannounced inspections of contact, referral and assessment from 1 September 2010
This revised framework is effective from 1 September 2010.
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Official statistics: Children's social care providers and places
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Our spending
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Report on Ofsted's consultation about the new draft framework for inspecting residential provision in boarding and residential special schools
An evaluation report on Ofsted’s consultation about the new framework for inspecting residential provision in maintained, non-maintained and independent boarding and residential special schools, which is due to come into force in January 2012.
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Application for cancellation of registration (social care provision)
Social care providers must use this form to make an application to cancel their registration.
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Changes to children's social care services that are registered and/or inspected by Ofsted
This guidance tells you about the changes a registered provider has to tell us about, how to make requests for changes to any conditions of registration and changes we may impose.
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Children's social care registration - Introduction to adoption support agencies
This guide to registration tells you about adoption support agencies and what the law says they must do.
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Children's social care registration - Introduction to children’s homes
This guide explains in more detail what the law says anyone intending to open a children’s home must do to in order to apply for registration.
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Children's social care registration - Introduction to independent fostering agencies
This guide explains in more detail what the law says anyone intending to open an independent fostering agency must do to in order to apply for registration.
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Children's social care registration - Introduction to residential family centres
This guide to registration explains in detail what a residential family centre is and what the law says it must do. Residential family centres must meet a range of legal requirements set out in law,
Latest news: Children and families services
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The majority of local authorities are providing good services for local children and young people
08 Nov 2011
Today Ofsted publishes the outcomes of the 2011 annual children’s services assessments for local authorities across England. It shows that the majority of authorities are providing good or better children’s services, with 28 authorities providing excellent services for children in their area.
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Next HMCI
03 Nov 2011
Announcement from the Education Select Committee
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Ofsted reports on the protection of vulnerable babies and young people
26 Oct 2011
Today, Ofsted publishes two reports which highlight the vulnerability of teenagers in the child protection system.
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The next HMCI
14 Oct 2011
Baroness Sally Morgan has welcomed news about the new HMCI.
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Children audit Ofsted's inspection of social care
20 Sep 2011
Children living in children’s homes, residential special schools and boarding schools have given their views about Ofsted’s social care inspection in the report Social care inspection: the children’s audit, published today.
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Improving child protection by shining the light on good practice: how a number of Local Safeguarding Children Boards are showing the way
15 Sep 2011
A report providing practical examples and detailed case studies of how Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) have helped to improve child protection has been published by Ofsted today.
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Official statistics released
09 Sep 2011
Ofsted has released updated statistics about the outcomes of inspections in learning and skills providers, early years and childcare registered providers, social care providers and children's centres.
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Department for Education confirms appointments to Ofsted's Board
24 Aug 2011
Education Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed a number of appointments to the Board of Ofsted.
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Help us keep our social care information updated
22 Aug 2011
Ofsted is carrying out a review of all the information we hold about social care providers.
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Munro adviser joins Ofsted as divisional manager for children's social care
16 Aug 2011
Ofsted today announces the appointment of Jacky Tiotto as the new divisional manager for Social Care Development and Strategy. She takes up her post on Thursday 1 September.
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Councils should adopt a more collaborative approach to commissioning services for young people
09 Aug 2011
A report published today by Ofsted has found that local authorities are not always considering the voluntary and community sector, charities, or other arms of the public sector, when commissioning services for young people.
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Welcome to our improved website
27 Jul 2011
We have brought a fresh look to our website to make it easier for you to find the information you need.
