tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/care-quality-commission Care Quality Commission - Activity on 51²è¹Ý HM Government 2025-07-31T09:30:00Z /government/news/urgent-notification-issued-for-oakhill-stc-after-inspectors-find-profound-and-systemic-failures#2025-07-31T09:30:00Z 2025-07-31T09:30:00Z Urgent notification issued for Oakhill STC after inspectors find profound and systemic failures In response to the serious risk of harm to children, Ofsted, CQC and HMI Prisons have issued an urgent notification about Oakhill STC to the Secretary of State for Justice, Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP. /government/publications/letter-from-martyn-oliver-to-the-secretary-of-state-for-justice-about-oakhill-secure-training-centre#2025-07-31T09:30:00Z 2025-07-31T09:30:00Z Correspondence: Letter from Martyn Oliver to the Secretary of State for Justice about Oakhill Secure Training Centre Ofsted's Chief Inspector sets out the intention to invoke the urgent notification process for Oakhill Secure Training Centre, along with findings from recent visits. /government/publications/cqc-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024#2025-07-18T14:24:41Z 2025-07-18T14:24:41Z Corporate report: CQC annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 Care Quality Commission (CQC) annual report and accounts for the 2023 to 2024 financial year. /government/publications/area-send-review-what-we-heard-and-how-we-are-improving#2025-07-07T08:30:04Z 2025-07-07T08:30:04Z Research: Area SEND review: what we heard and how we are improving Findings from our 2025 review of the area SEND inspection framework and how we will make sure it remains effective and in line with current needs and best practice. /government/publications/area-send-framework-and-handbook#2025-07-07T08:30:04Z 2025-07-07T08:30:04Z Guidance: Area SEND: framework and handbook This framework and handbook document sets out Ofsted’s inspection principles, guidance and the main judgements that inspectors make when inspecting area SEND. /government/publications/area-send-framework-findings-from-the-first-2-years-of-inspections#2025-07-07T08:30:04Z 2025-07-07T08:30:04Z Research: Area SEND framework: findings from the first 2 years of inspections A report on our findings during the first 2 years of inspecting local area partnerships under the current area SEND inspection framework. /government/publications/local-area-send-inspections-information-for-families#2025-06-30T13:14:21Z 2025-06-30T13:14:21Z Guidance: Area SEND inspections: information about ongoing inspections Guides for parents, carers, children and young people about inspections of local services for children and young people with SEND. /government/news/world-first-ai-system-to-warn-of-nhs-patient-safety-concerns#2025-06-29T23:00:00Z 2025-06-29T23:00:00Z World-first AI system to warn of NHS patient safety concerns Pioneering AI technology will be developed to scan NHS systems to flag safety issues in real time and trigger crucial inspections earlier. /government/news/improving-the-way-services-for-young-people-with-send-are-inspected#2025-06-06T08:30:00Z 2025-06-06T08:30:00Z Improving the way services for young people with SEND are inspected Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have today published the outcome of a review of the way local area services for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are inspected. /government/publications/joint-targeted-area-inspection-of-the-multi-agency-response-to-identification-of-initial-need-and-risk--2#2025-04-23T08:30:00Z 2025-04-23T08:30:00Z Guidance: Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk Guidance for inspectors carrying out a JTAI of the multi-agency response to the identification of initial need and risk (often referred to as the ‘front door’). /government/publications/inspecting-secure-training-centres-framework#2025-04-01T08:30:02Z 2025-04-01T08:30:02Z Guidance: Inspecting secure training centres: framework The framework and evaluation schedule for inspection of secure training centres, for use from 1 April 2025. /government/publications/joint-inspections-of-the-response-to-children-living-with-domestic-abuse#2025-01-17T09:30:06Z 2025-01-17T09:30:06Z Guidance: Joint inspections of the response to children who are victims of domestic abuse Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to children who are victims of domestic abuse. /government/publications/thematic-reviews-of-children-not-in-school-in-local-areas#2025-01-14T09:30:00Z 2025-01-14T09:30:00Z Guidance: Thematic reviews of children not in school in local areas How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas focusing on children who are not in school. /government/news/new-visits-to-understand-how-children-with-send-who-are-not-in-school-are-supported#2025-01-14T09:30:00Z 2025-01-14T09:30:00Z New visits to understand how children with SEND who are not in school are supported Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have today published guidance for the next series of thematic visits looking at how well children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are being supported. /government/news/longstanding-weaknesses-across-send-system-impacting-on-young-peoples-transition-to-adulthood#2024-12-16T09:30:03Z 2024-12-16T09:30:03Z Longstanding weaknesses across SEND system impacting on young people’s transition to adulthood A report by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) finds that local areas are working hard to improve support for young people with SEND, but systemic challenges are limiting their ability to prepare these young people for adulthood. /government/publications/preparation-for-adulthood-arrangements-in-local-areas-a-thematic-review#2024-12-16T00:00:00Z 2024-12-16T00:00:00Z Research: Preparation for adulthood arrangements in local areas: a thematic review What Ofsted and the CQC found about how partners in local areas support children and young people with SEND to prepare for adulthood. /government/publications/health-care-and-adult-social-care-in-england-2017-to-2018#2024-11-20T17:34:03Z 2024-11-20T17:34:03Z Corporate report: Health care and adult social care in England: 2017 to 2018 This report analyses inspection and ratings data from 2017 to 2018 to provide an assessment of the state of health care and adult social care in England. /government/publications/multi-agency-responses-to-serious-youth-violence-working-together-to-support-and-protect-children#2024-11-20T00:01:00Z 2024-11-20T00:01:00Z Research: Multi-agency responses to serious youth violence: working together to support and protect children This report looks at how local partnerships and services respond to children and their families when children are affected by serious youth violence. /government/news/serious-youth-violence-more-far-reaching-than-many-realise#2024-11-20T00:01:00Z 2024-11-20T00:01:00Z Serious youth violence more far-reaching than many realise Ofsted, the CQC, HMICFRS and HMI Probation have today published a report that finds serious youth violence is more far-reaching than many adults realise, affecting children all over England and leaving a serious impact on communities. /government/publications/state-of-health-and-adult-social-care-in-england-2023-to-2024#2024-10-24T23:00:00Z 2024-10-24T23:00:00Z Corporate report: State of health and adult social care in England: 2023 to 2024 The Care Quality Commission’s annual report on the quality of health and social care in England, as well as people’s experiences of care.