Insights and Guidance - Page 5

CQC has a wide range of enforcement powers at its disposal and it is not afraid to take serious action in response to perceived areas of non-compliance. Recent figures on CQC inspection findings...

The supported accommodation sector comprises all providers accommodating a child or care leaver aged 16 or 17 within an accommodation setting or placement. Historically, the supported accommodation...

In our latest report covering CQC’s troublesome Single Assessment Framework, we invited former inspector and registration assessor for CQC, Simon Cavadino to give his thoughts on why the new...

The subject of this blog relates to Ofsted’s legal obligations to disclose information to local authorities about enforcement action taken by it against children’s home providers and...

Recently one of our domiciliary care clients received an Order from the Tribunal allowing its appeal in respect of a Care Quality Commission decision to cancel its provider registration. CQC had...

This week, I have been reflecting upon my experiences using the CQC Portal with a provider client. Anecdotally I was aware of the very real limitations of the portal but this has been my first...

t is growing increasingly hard to ignore the impact of climate change from warmer and wetter winters to dramatic heatwaves in the summer. Issues with flooding and intense weather extremes are...

Back in March 2024, Ofsted announced the roll out of a consultation coined ‘The Big Listen’ in a bid to improve their role as an inspectorate and regulator. The Big Listen was proposed in...

CQC has a number of different enforcement powers under its belt. One of the more tempered actions they can take is to issue a warning notice against a registered provider or registered...

In a former life I used to be a legal advisor to Ofsted. These days I advise applicants for registration and existing care providers about Ofsted regulation and inspection. My team at Gordons...