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Conducting inspections of local authority and voluntary adoption agencies
10 Dec 2012
Ref: 120035
This document was updated in December 2012.
This guidance is designed to assist inspectors from the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) when conducting inspections of local authority and voluntary adoption agencies. It should be read in conjunction with the inspection framework and the evaluation schedule.
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