Guidance

Ofsted and CQC joint registration guidance: Children’s homes and health care

This guide is for CQC and Ofsted inspectors and providers to help decide if a provider needs to register with one or both regulatory bodies.

Applies to England

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The guide will help CQC and Ofsted inspectors and providers to decide if the provider of an Ofsted registered children’s home also provides regulated activities which need to be registered by CQC. It also describes how some providers who are regulated by CQC also need to register a location with Ofsted as a children’s home.

Published 19 December 2019