National review of the experiences of disabled children and young people
We have notified all chief social work officers that the Care Inspectorate is undertaking a national review of the experiences of disabled children and young people. The review will provide an overview of social work’s contribution to how well disabled children and young people’s needs are assessed, planned for, and met. Our work commences in May 2023 and concludes in May 2024. For more information please click here.
Read moreEqualities mainstreaming report published
We have published a report on progress we have made on the equality outcomes we have committed to deliver. Equality is a part of everything we do and this report demonstrates how we are mainstreaming equality by integrating it into our day-to-day working and core functions.
Read the report here.
Read moreInspector vacancies and open days
We're recruiting inspectors to work within our adult, children and young people, and complaints teams.
Read moreCare Inspectorate Statistical Summary Report for Quarter 4 of 2022/23
The Care Inspectorate Statistical Summary Report for Quarter 4 of 2022/23 has now been released. This presents data on the number of registered care services, new registrations and cancellations, complaints about care services and quality theme grades all by care service type and or service sector. This is updated on a quarterly basis.
All content is available under the Open Government License, unless otherwise stated. More information on this license is available here.
Read moreShared inspection framework for ELC services including childminding and school-aged childcare
Join us for an engagement event to help shape the new framework.
The Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland are working together to progress the development of the shared inspection framework for early learning and childcare (ELC) services, including childminding and school-aged childcare in Scotland.
The new framework will replace Education Scotland’s ‘How good is our early learning and childcare’ and the Care Inspectorate’s ‘Quality framework for daycare of children, childminding and school aged childcare’.
As part of the first phase of our consultation on the new framework, we would like to invite you to attend one of our engagement events taking place in May either in-person or online.
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