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Inspection of children's homes for inspections from 1 April 2012

This document sets out the framework and guidance for the inspection of children’s homes from April 2012.
Arrangements for the inspection of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass)

This is a consultation document on proposals for the inspection of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. This invites your views on our proposals for the new inspection arrangements which will come into effect from September 2013.
Framework for the inspection of local authority arrangements for the protection of children

This document outlines the framework for the inspection of local authority arrangements to protect children, including the effectiveness of early identification and help for children, young people, their families and carers.

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.
Official statistics: Children's social care providers and places

Ofsted has a database of registered children’s social care providers and residential accomodation for children in boarding schools and further education colleges in England.
Inspection of services for looked after children

These documents set out the framework, evaluation schedule and guidance for the inspections of local authority services for looked after children.

Schedule for the release of official statistics

This document announces the planned schedule for the release of official statistics by Ofsted. This document was updated in May 2013.
Compliance, investigation and enforcement handbook: children's social care

Compliance, investigation and enforcement handbook: children's social care
Ofsted Audit Committee minutes

Here you will find the minutes from recent Ofsted audit committee meetings.

Ofsted Board minutes

Here you will find the minutes from recent Ofsted Board meetings.
Keeping out of trouble

We asked children and young people for their views and experience about what can keep a child or young person from getting into trouble with the law.
Adoption quality assurance and data form 2012-13

The purpose of the adoption quality assurance and data form is to inform inspection and national debate on adoption policy and provision.

Activities and places to go would stop young people breaking the law

25 Apr 2013

More local activities and places to go would stop children and young people from breaking the law.
Good early years get children off to a flying start, says Ofsted

19 Apr 2013

Plans to ensure that good is the only acceptable standard of education and care provided by nurseries, pre-schools and childminders for our youngest children were unveiled today by Ofsted.
A single inspection framework for children's services

12 Apr 2013

The Chief Inspector of Ofsted today announced plans to inspect local authority child protection and services for children who are looked after under a single, combined framework.

Children whose parents have mental health difficulties are poorly supported and protected

25 Mar 2013

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) today called on the government to make it a mandatory requirement for mental health services to collect data on children whose parents or carers have mental health difficulties and report on such data nationally.
A new framework for residential family centres

20 Mar 2013

Today, Ofsted has published its revised framework for the inspection of residential family centres.
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector calls for action on missing children

08 Feb 2013

The Chief Inspector of Ofsted today (Friday) published a new report that highlights the need for urgent action to establish a single register to accurately track the number of children who go missing.

A focus on driving improvement; a single national inspection of Cafcass performance

15 Jan 2013

Ofsted today launches its consultation on the proposed changes to the inspection of Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) to drive improvement for children involved in the family courts proceedings.
Children tell us: train staff so they don't need to use restraint

04 Dec 2012

Today the Office of the Children’s Rights Director has published a report called Children’s views on restraint.
A state of the nation picture on adoption

22 Nov 2012

Ofsted’s first adoption statistics are published today. The data provides a comprehensive picture of adoption in England. Along with the adoption statistics, Ofsted is also publishing the fourth annual statistics for fostering services.

Ofsted launches consultation on the inspection of Sure Start Children's Centres

29 Oct 2012

Ofsted has today launched a consultation on proposals for a revised framework for the inspection of Sure Start Children’s Centres.
Communication is the key to deaf children's development

17 Oct 2012

Deaf children’s entitlement to communicate and be communicated with is fundamental to their development and progress. This commitment, along with early diagnosis and timely access to well-coordinated support, helps deaf children’s well-being and life chances according to an Ofsted report published today.
Child in care: 'It shouldn't take running away to get your problems sorted'

16 Oct 2012

The Running away report published today by Roger Morgan documents the views of children living in care and asks why they ran away.