How we inspect
Frameworks and guidance
Children's services
Comprehensive Area Assessment: annual rating of council children’s services for 2009
Inspections of safeguarding and looked after children services
Unannounced inspections of contact, referral and assessment
Supporting documents
Example of a local children's services summary profile should be read alongside Comprehensive Area Assessment: annual rating of council children’s services for 2009
Inspections of safeguarding and looked after children services: full evaluation schedules and Illustrative grade descriptors for inspecting safeguarding and looked after children services should be read alongside Inspections of safeguarding and looked after children services
Cross-inspectorate
Documents are via the Audit Commission website CAA page.
- Joint inspectorate Comprehensive Area Assessment framework
- CAA guidance for inspection staff
Background reading
Comprehensive Area Assessment: stakeholder responses to Ofsted’s consultation on its contribution to comprehensive area assessment
results of Ofsted's consultation
Comprehensive Area Assessment: assessing children’s services and adult learning
an outline of how Ofsted will contribute to the joint inspectorate Comprehensive Area Assessment