Report changes to your social care service (SC3)
You must tell Ofsted about changes to certain people in your organisation or to your premises.
Applies to England
Changes you need to tell us about
People joining, leaving or absent
Use this service to tell us about:
- changes to the manager of a voluntary adoption agency, local authority adoption service or local authority fostering service
- the absence of a registered manager for 28 days or more (unless you run a residential scheme for disabled children)
- changes to anyone who is part of the registered provider - for organisations, this includes the nominated individual and anyone with governance responsibilities such as a director, company secretary, treasurer or trustee
Changes to premises
Use this service to tell us:
- about changes to your registered premises (unless you run a residential scheme for disabled children)
- if you take on additional premises (unless you run a voluntary adoption agency)
When you should use a different service
Change of managers
Do not use this service to tell us about changes to managers at:
- adoption support agencies
- children’s homes
- independent fostering agencies
- residential family centres
- residential holiday scheme for disabled children
Managers leaving these services should apply to cancel their registration.
New managers should apply to register to tell us they are connected with the service within 28 days of joining.
New premises
To register new premises use register a children’s social care service.
Information you will need
You will need:
- your Ofsted unique reference number
- details of any changes to any people you want to tell Ofsted about
- details of any changes to your premises or new premises - including written proof of planning permission or confirmation from your local authority that this is not necessary
- an updated statement of purpose, if necessary
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Report changes to your social care service
Residential holiday schemes for disabled children must contact Ofsted instead.
New people joining
When someone new takes up a governance or management role in your social care service, they must also apply to be connected with your service.
Residential holiday schemes for disabled children
If you want to tell us about changes to a registered holiday scheme for disabled children you must contact Ofsted by emailing sc.admin@ofsted.gov.uk.
Help
If you need help with your form, call 0300 123 1231 (8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday) or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk.
If you need an accessible version, email sc.admin@ofsted.gov.uk.
Last updated 1 July 2021 + show all updates
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Out of date PDF form removed. If you wish to tell us about changes to a residential holiday scheme for disabled children, you must follow the instructions to contact Ofsted.
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First published.