tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/care-quality-commissionCare Quality Commission - Activity on °Ç¸ç³Ô¹ÏHM Government2026-05-01T13:57:14Z/government/publications/local-area-send-inspections-information-for-families#2026-05-01T13:57:14Z2026-05-01T13:57:14ZGuidance: Area SEND inspections: information about ongoing inspectionsGuides for parents, carers, children and young people about inspections of local services for children and young people with SEND./government/news/new-visits-to-report-on-the-local-offer-for-young-people-with-special-educational-needs-andor-disabilities-send#2026-04-02T10:59:13Z2026-04-02T10:59:13ZNew visits to report on the ‘local offer’ for young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have today published guidance for the next series of area SEND thematic visits./government/publications/thematic-reviews-of-the-send-local-offer#2026-04-02T10:57:42Z2026-04-02T10:57:42ZGuidance: Thematic reviews of the SEND local offerHow Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas focusing on the education, health and social care provisions available for children and young people with SEND as outlined in the local offer./government/publications/inspecting-secure-training-centres-framework#2026-04-01T08:30:00Z2026-04-01T08:30:00ZGuidance: Inspecting secure training centres: frameworkThe framework and evaluation schedule for inspection of secure training centres, for use from 1 April 2026./government/publications/monitoring-the-mental-health-act-2024-to-2025#2026-01-29T10:58:44Z2026-01-29T10:58:44ZCorporate report: Monitoring the Mental Health Act: 2024 to 2025The Care Quality Commission’s annual report on the use of the Mental Health Act 1983./government/news/children-not-always-recognised-as-domestic-abuse-victims-in-their-own-right-inspectorates-warn#2026-01-21T09:30:03Z2026-01-21T09:30:03ZChildren not always recognised as domestic abuse victims in their own right, inspectorates warnChildren who are affected by domestic abuse are not being consistently recognised as victims despite this being set out in law, according to a new joint report by Ofsted, the CQC, HMICFRS, and HMIP./government/publications/the-multi-agency-response-to-children-who-are-victims-of-domestic-abuse#2026-01-21T09:30:00Z2026-01-21T09:30:00ZResearch: The multi-agency response to children who are victims of domestic abuseThis report looks at how local partnerships and services respond to children who are at risk of, or who have been victims of, domestic abuse./government/publications/joint-targeted-area-inspections-of-the-response-to-child-sexual-abuse-in-the-family-environment#2026-01-14T09:30:01Z2026-01-14T09:30:01ZGuidance: Joint targeted area inspections of the response to child sexual abuse in the family environmentGuidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to child sexual abuse in the family environment./government/publications/the-experiences-of-children-with-send-who-are-not-in-school-a-thematic-review#2025-12-11T00:01:00Z2025-12-11T00:01:00ZResearch: The experiences of children with SEND who are not in school: a thematic reviewWhat Ofsted and the CQC found about how partners in local areas support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) who are not in school./government/news/support-for-children-with-send-who-are-not-in-school-is-inconsistent-inspectorates-warn#2025-12-11T00:01:00Z2025-12-11T00:01:00ZSupport for children with SEND who are not in school is inconsistent, inspectorates warnA report by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) finds that support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) who do not attend school full-time is too inconsistent./government/publications/state-of-health-and-adult-social-care-in-england-2024-to-2025#2025-10-24T16:13:25Z2025-10-24T16:13:25ZCorporate report: State of health and adult social care in England: 2024 to 2025The Care Quality Commission’s annual report on the quality of health and social care in England, as well as people’s experiences of care./government/news/government-cuts-red-tape-to-revolutionise-public-services-with-cutting-edge-tech#2025-10-21T23:00:00Z2025-10-21T23:00:00ZGovernment cuts red tape to revolutionise public services with cutting-edge techThe government has announced it is slashing the red tape that holds back groundbreaking innovations from coming to market./government/news/joint-targeted-area-inspections-to-focus-on-child-sexual-abuse-in-the-family-environment#2025-09-10T08:30:02Z2025-09-10T08:30:02ZJoint targeted area inspections to focus on child sexual abuse in the family environmentStarting in the autumn of 2025, inspections will consider local areas’ multi-agency responses to child sexual abuse in the family environment. /government/news/urgent-notification-issued-for-oakhill-stc-after-inspectors-find-profound-and-systemic-failures#2025-07-31T09:30:00Z2025-07-31T09:30:00ZUrgent notification issued for Oakhill STC after inspectors find profound and systemic failuresIn 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#2025-07-31T09:30:00Z2025-07-31T09:30:00ZCorrespondence: Letter from Martyn Oliver to the Secretary of State for Justice about Oakhill Secure Training CentreOfsted'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#2025-07-18T14:24:41Z2025-07-18T14:24:41ZCorporate report: CQC annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024Care 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#2025-07-07T08:30:04Z2025-07-07T08:30:04ZResearch: Area SEND review: what we heard and how we are improvingFindings 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#2025-07-07T08:30:04Z2025-07-07T08:30:04ZGuidance: Area SEND: framework and handbookThis 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#2025-07-07T08:30:04Z2025-07-07T08:30:04ZResearch: Area SEND framework: findings from the first 2 years of inspectionsA report on our findings during the first 2 years of inspecting local area partnerships under the current area SEND inspection framework./government/news/world-first-ai-system-to-warn-of-nhs-patient-safety-concerns#2025-06-29T23:00:00Z2025-06-29T23:00:00ZWorld-first AI system to warn of NHS patient safety concernsPioneering AI technology will be developed to scan NHS systems to flag safety issues in real time and trigger crucial inspections earlier.