We are committed to consulting with all our stakeholders about our work.  We value your thoughts and welcome any comments that you have. 

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Open consultations

Depriving and restricting liberty for children and young people in care home, school care and secure accommodation services

We wanted to share with you a draft position paper we’ve developed for secure accommodation services, care homes for children and young people and school care accommodation services. We recognise that services are treading a delicate balance between taking necessary action to keep children and young people safe, whilst not unnecessarily restricting liberty. The draft paper aims to set out our attitude, expectation, and actions around the restriction and deprivation of liberty. This includes circumstances where children and young people may be deprived of their liberty, where their liberty is restricted, or where this is a risk through environmental design and/or care practices. You can take part in the consultation here


Closed consultations

Staffing method framework

We would like to thank everyone who responded to the above consultation. We will review this feedback and issue a repsonse shortly.

Mainstream Boarding Schools and School Hostels Design Guide

We would like to thank everyone who responded to the above consultation. We will review this feedback and issue a repsonse shortly.

Review of our Technology and Digital Opportunities Guide

We would like to thank everyone who responded to the above consultation between March 21 and April 11 2021. You can review the feedback from this consultation here.

Corporate Plan 2022-25

We would like to thank everyone who responded to the above consultation between October 26 and November  28 2021. We will review this feedback and issue a repsonse shortly. 

Draft policy position in relation to registration, and variation of existing conditions, for services for adults with learning disabilities and/or autistic adults where support is linked to accommodation

We would like to thank everyone who responded to the above consultation between November 8 and December 5 2021. You can review the feedback from this consultation here.

Care Homes for Adults – The Design Guide and Care Homes for Children and Young People – The Design Guide

We would like to thank everyone who responded to the above consultation between 21 June and 19 July 2021. You can review the feedback from this consultation, and our response to the feedback below: