The Department for Education (DE) are seeking views on proposed changes to the fees and frequency of inspections regulations. Specifcally the DE are seeking views on the following proposed
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Broadmoor, the psychiatric hospital that has housed some of the UK’s most notorious killers, has been told it must urgently improve. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued a warning
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Care homes for the elderly are being investigated by the competition watchdog following concerns over people potentially being faced with shock bills and “hidden” charges. The Competition and Markets Authority
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The regime at a prison was one of the worst of its type to be seen by a watchdog, according to a scathing inspection report. Inmates at HMP Hindley were
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Services for children and young people in Angus are generally performing well and delivering good outcomes for children, young people and their families, inspectors have said. However, more could be
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The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) and Ofsted has agreed to share information with a view to improving each other’s intelligence of local authorities children’s services. The Protocol between the two
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An after-school group in Dumfries has been told it must make swift improvements to the care provided to children. The Care Inspectorate has issued a formal improvement notice to Lincluden
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Re-offending rates among criminals given short jail sentences remain high and public protection work is “weak” despite a probation revolution, watchdogs have warned. Risks of harm presented by prisoners are
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A scandal-hit ambulance trust is to be put into special measures after a regulator found it was putting patients at risk. In a series of damning reports, the Care Quality
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The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales 2015-16 annual report will be the last for outgoing Chief Inspector Imelda Richardson as she retires at the end of the month. In
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