Supporting you to operate in a safe environment during the festive period
Christmas is a time of traditions, celebration and exciting activities for all early learning and childcare (ELC) settings including childminders and school aged childcare. It is important that this year children and families can have the best experience possible while services continue to operate in a way that mitigates the spread of Covid-19.
We have published new guidance to support services to operate in a safe environment during the festive period.
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Care Inspectorate report to the Scottish Parliament on inspections, 9 December 2020
The Care Inspectorate has laid before the Scottish Parliament a report of inspections it has carried out in care services in the past two weeks.
This report covers inspections we have completed since those detailed in our previous report to parliament on 25 November 2020.
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Care Inspectorate report to the Scottish Parliament on inspections, 25 November 2020
The Care Inspectorate has laid before the Scottish Parliament a report of inspections it has carried out in care services in the past two weeks.
This report covers inspections we have completed since those detailed in our previous report to parliament on 11 November 2020.
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New features added to our registration portal
We have added two new features to our online registration portal which are now available to use.
These are:
- request advice before applying to register a service
- copy a previously submitted application.
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Regulating managers of registered services
The Care Inspectorate and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have issued a joint statement to set out our policy on the regulation of managers and clarify the position regarding applications for managers who do not hold relevant qualifications.
The regulation of managers of registered care services is a shared responsibility between the SSSC and the Care Inspectorate.
The SSSC is responsible for professional workforce regulation of managers of services, with the exception of those who are registered with another regulatory body. The Care Inspectorate is responsible for providers complying with regulation to ensure that each registered service has a manager in place who is fit.
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