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Joint inspections of local area services

Details of joint inspections (JTAIs) by Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services and HM Inspectorate of Probation.

• From: Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, HM Inspectorate of Probation, and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary
• Published: 14 January 2016
• Last updated: 17 December 2021 — See all updates

This collection brings together the guidance used for each targeted joint inspection and the final report for each theme.

You can also read Ofsted’s guidance on inspecting local authority arrangements and services for children in need of help and protection.

Inspection guidance from April 2022

• Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to children and families who need help
  • 7 October 2022
  • Guidance
• Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to the criminal exploitation of children
  • 28 March 2022
  • Guidance
• Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk
  • 28 March 2022
  • Guidance

Joint thematic reports

• ‘Feeling heard’: partner agencies working together to make a difference for children with mental ill health
  • 9 December 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Joint inspections of child exploitation
  • 25 February 2020
  • Research and analysis
• The multi-agency response to child sexual abuse in the family environment
  • 4 February 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Growing up neglected: a multi-agency response to older children
  • 6 July 2018
  • Research and analysis
• The multi-agency response to children living with domestic abuse: prevent, protect and repair
  • 19 September 2017
  • Research and analysis

Inspection frameworks in use before April 2022

• Solihull JTAI: the multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk
  • 21 February 2022
  • Guidance
• Joint inspections of arrangements and services for children in need of help and protection
  • 17 July 2019
  • Guidance
• Joint targeted area inspections on the theme of children’s mental health
  • 9 December 2020
  • Guidance
• Joint inspections of the response to children experiencing neglect
  • 19 September 2018
  • Guidance
• Joint inspections of the response to children living with domestic abuse
  • 19 September 2018
  • Guidance
• Joint inspections of the response to child sexual abuse in the family environment
  • 8 May 2019
  • Guidance

Published 14 January 2016
Last updated 17 December 2021 + show all updates

1. 17 December 2021

   Added guidance on carrying out inspections of the multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk.

2. 9 December 2020

   Added report summarising our JTAI findings on how multi-agency partnerships identify and respond to children with mental ill health.

3. 17 July 2019

   Added 'Joint targeted area inspections on the theme of children’s mental health'.

4. 24 August 2018

   Added guidance for new joint inspection theme: child sexual abuse in the family environment.

5. 18 April 2017

   Added 'Joint inspections of the response to children experiencing neglect: May to December 2017'.

6. 10 August 2016

   Published today: inspector guidance for joint inspections of the response to children living with domestic abuse.

7. 14 January 2016

   First published.