Deaths of young people receiving aftercare provision
Deaths of young people receiving aftercare provision
Local authorities must notify the Care Inspectorate and the Scottish Government of any death of a young person in receipt of aftercare provision as soon as is reasonably practicable.
Local authorities must:
- complete the attached DAC1 form and send this to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- send a copy of the completed DAC1 form to the Scottish Government at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Please note, this is separate from the duty of a registered care service to notify us of the death of a service user. These should be submitted via our eforms system.
More information about notification and reporting arrangements can be found here.
Please submit all relevant forms/reports through secure email to
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The main contact for this work is Karen McCormack, strategic inspector or Sharon Telfer, strategic inspector, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Deaths of looked after children
Deaths of looked after children
Local authorities must notify the Care Inspectorate and the Scottish Government within 24 hours of the death of a looked after child.
Local authorities must:
- complete the attached DLC1 form and send this to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- send a copy of the completed DLC1 form to the Scottish Government at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Please note, this is separate from the duty of a registered care service to notify us of the death of a service user. These should be submitted via our eforms system.
More information about notification and reporting arrangements can be found here.
Please submit all relevant forms/reports through secure email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The main contact for this work is Karen McCormack, strategic inspector or Sharon Telfer, strategic inspector, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Notification on controlled drugs
Notification on controlled drugs
Providers should notify the Care Inspectorate to any adverse events and concerns involving schedule 2, 3, 4, and 5 controlled drugs used in care settings, when they occur, and while the service user is receiving care in the care service.
Please note, it is a legal requirement for care services to notify the Care Inspectorate of the matters listed in this document. Where the requirement is limited to a specific type of care service, this is detailed in the guidance.
Care services and local authorities must use our eForms system to make these notifications.
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Changes to notifications of deaths of looked after children and deaths of young people in continuing care or receiving aftercare provision
Changes to notifications of deaths of looked after children and deaths of young people in continuing care or receiving aftercare provision
New arrangements for reviewing and learning from the deaths of children and young people came into force on 1 October 2021.
The establishment of the National hub for reviewing and learning from the deaths of children and young people and recently published national guidance for child protection committees undertaking learning reviews will require changes to the ways in which local authorities review the deaths of looked after children and young people experiencing care.
More information about these changes can be found here.
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Portal or eForms?
We have moved a number of our forms from our eForms system to the new portal. If you are wanting to notify us of a change to your service, the table below will advise what system to use.
Our eForms system will continue to be used for annual returns and notifications, (the things you are required to tell us about,) as we continue our digital transformation programme.
If you are require any assistance, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 0345 600 9527 Monday to Friday between 09:00 - 16:00
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Current eForm title |
Complete on portal |
Complete on existing eForm |
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Absence of a manager for more than 28 days |
Yes |
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Accident |
Yes |
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Allegation of abuse concerning a service user |
Yes |
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Allegation of misconduct by provider or persons employed in the care service |
Yes |
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Appointment of liquidators/receivers |
Yes |
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Change of a manager |
Yes |
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Change of a provider |
Yes |
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Change of a service name |
Yes |
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Change of committees or associations |
Yes |
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Change of contact details |
Yes |
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Change of a managers name |
Yes |
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Change of ownership/change of officers |
Yes |
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Change of a person’s who are partners |
Yes |
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Change of premises |
Yes |
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Change of a provider’s address |
Yes |
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Change of a provider’s name |
Yes |
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Change of a service address |
Yes |
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Controlled drug medication incident |
Yes |
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Death of a service provider |
Yes |
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Death of a service user |
Yes |
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Equipment breakdown having significant effect on the service |
Yes |
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Incident |
Yes |
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Increase or decrease in staff WTE by 10% (housing support, nurse agency, support service care at home only) |
Yes |
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Injury to service user |
Yes |
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Outbreak of infectious disease |
Yes |
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Person living on premises becomes 16 years of age (C/M only) |
Yes |
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Person moves out/in to premises (C/M only) |
Yes |
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Planned refurbishment or alteration or extension of premises |
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Yes |
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Proposed application to cancel the service |
Yes |
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Provision of respite care (care home service only) |
Yes |
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Unfitness of manager |
Yes |
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Unfitness of provider – criminal offences |
Yes |
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Unfitness of provider – financial |
Yes |
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