Serious Incident Reviews
A Care Inspectorate report on serious incident reviews in justice social work has highlighted positive performance.
Serious incident reviews ensure relevant learning is identified and applied where someone subject to a community order, or who has been released from prison with a condition of social work supervision, has caused or been subject to serious harm.
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Services for children and young people in Orkney
Services for children and young people in need of care and protection in Orkney have made key improvements in the last two years.
An earlier joint inspection carried out by the Care Inspectorate and partner organisations between August and October 2019 identified weaknesses in the way services were led and delivered.
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New quality framework for daycare of children, childminding and school-aged childcare
We published our new quality framework for daycare of children, childminding and school-aged childcare in March this year, informing the sector that we would use the framework in our inspections from 1 June 2022. As we move towards the implementation date, we wanted to take this opportunity to remind you of the changes to our inspection methodology.
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Services for children and young people at risk of harm in West Dunbartonshire
An interim report from the Care Inspectorate into support services for children and young people at risk of harm in West Dunbartonshire has recognised significant challenges.
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Report on Distance Placements
The Care Inspectorate has released a report with a series of recommendations to improve the lives of children experiencing care in distance placements.
Distance placements refer to any child placed in a care setting outwith their home community, but the report gives emphasis to issues faced by children placed in Scotland from other parts of the UK.
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