Complain confidentially poster for early learning and childcare, and children and young people services
How we inspect regulated services: guidance for providers of regulated care settings and the public
We have published guidance on our approach to scrutiny and improvement. Whilst this would normally be an internal guidance document, we are also making it available externally to support transparency. Much of the information in this guidance is focussed on collating and formalising our existing practices and values. This is also to reflect learning from the Ruth Perry: Prevention of future deaths report (Regulation 28), especially regarding management of staff anxiety and distress during inspections.
Self-evaluation for improvement - your guide
Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment
Good care for vegetarians and vegans
Self-evaluation tool and guidance for care services and inspectors looking at quality indicator 1.3: People’s health benefits from their care and support.
Identification pathways and levels of quality improvement support
Nappy changing guidance for early learning and childcare services
Staff and registered service summary guidance on the use of 13ZA, Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968
Position paper - Depriving and restricting liberty for children and young people in care home, school care and secure 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. Our new position paper aims to set out our attitude, expectation, and actions around the restriction and deprivation of liberty in care home, school care and secure accommodation services. 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.