Social care

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Services

1. Childcare and children's social care health declaration form

   Health declaration form for childminders and people who work in childcare or children's social care.

2. Tell Ofsted about an incident: children's social care notification form

   Online form for adoption or fostering agencies, children's homes and residential family centres. Downloadable form for residential holiday schemes for disabled children.

3. Request leave for restricted patients

   Complete this form to apply for S17 leave for a restricted patient being treated for mental health issues at your hospital.

4. Registration of residential care homes (England)

   You need to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to run a residential care home for adults in England

5. Become a children's social care provider: SC2 declaration and consent form

   SC2 declaration and consent form for registered children’s social care providers.

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Guidance and regulation

1. Ofsted safeguarding policy
   • Guidance
   • 8 March 2018
   • Ofsted
2. Health and Social Care Act 2008: code of practice on the prevention and control of infections
   • Guidance
   • 24 July 2015
   • Department of Health and Social Care
3. Care Act 2014 Part 1: factsheets
   • Guidance
   • 19 April 2016
   • Department of Health and Social Care
4. The code of practice for victims of crime and supporting public information materials
   • Statutory guidance
   • 8 October 2018
   • Ministry of Justice
5. Strengths-based social work: practice framework and handbook
   • Guidance
   • 12 February 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care

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News and communications

21 May 2019 — News story

New measures to improve care for people with autism and learning disabilities

Department of Health and Social Care

1. NHS-funded nursing care rate announced for 2019 to 2020
   • 5 April 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • News story
2. NW seminar: Identity psychology in probation: Implications for working with personality disorder
   • 29 March 2019
   • Closed organisation: Academy for Social Justice Commissioning
   • News story
3. PHE priorities in health and social care: 2019 to 2020
   • 27 March 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Correspondence
4. Adult social care providers: EU Exit planning update
   • 14 March 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Correspondence

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Research and statistics

1. The Prevalence of Autism (including Aspergers Syndrome) in School Age Children in Northern Ireland 2019
   • 10 May 2019
   • Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and Department of Health (Northern Ireland)
   • Official statistics
2. End of Life Care Profiles: May 2019 data update
   • 8 May 2019
   • Public Health England
   • Official statistics
3. Adult Social Care: Quality Matters summary of progress for year 1
   • 15 April 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Independent report
4. Improved Better Care Fund: provider fee reporting, quarter 2, 2018-19
   • 28 March 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Research
5. Kark review of the fit and proper persons test
   • 21 March 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Independent report

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Personal health budgets and integrated personal budgets: extending legal rights
   • 3 May 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 09 June 2018
2. Learning disability and autism training for health and care staff
   • 12 April 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 27 April 2019
3. Children’s Social Care Innovation programme
   • 22 May 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Policy paper
4. Better Care Fund: how it will work in 2019 to 2020
   • 10 April 2019
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and Department of Health and Social Care
   • Policy paper
5. Dementia 2020 challenge: progress review
   • 22 February 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and DfE: secure children's homes
   • 3 April 2019
   • Ofsted
   • Corporate report
2. National Data Guardian Panel meeting minutes, 2018
   • 2 April 2019
   • National Data Guardian
   • Corporate report
3. The Planning Inspectorate Framework Document
   • 24 October 2018
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Corporate report
4. Ofsted corporate annual reports and accounts
   • 16 July 2018
   • Ofsted
   • Corporate report
5. National Data Guardian Panel meeting minutes, 2017
   • 11 February 2018
   • National Data Guardian
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Department of Health & Social Care
2. Department for Education
3. Public Health England
4. Department for Work & Pensions
5. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

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1. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
2. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
3. HM Treasury
4. Cabinet Office
5. Ministry of Defence
6. Ministry of Justice
7. National Data Guardian
8. Home Office
9. National Information Board
10. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
11. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
12. Accelerated Access Review
13. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
14. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
15. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
16. Government Equalities Office
17. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
18. Northern Ireland Office
19. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
20. Department for International Development
21. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
22. Central Arbitration Committee
23. Government Actuary's Department
24. HM Revenue & Customs
25. Office of the Public Guardian
26. Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
27. Tribunal Procedure Committee
28. Attorney General's Office
29. Certification Officer
30. Department for International Trade
31. Department for Transport
32. Disclosure & Barring Service
33. Government Digital Service
34. Government Office for Science
35. Marine Management Organisation
36. Office for Civil Society
37. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
38. Planning Inspectorate
39. UK Visas and Immigration

1. Ofsted
2. The Charity Commission
3. Innovate UK
4. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
5. Healthcare UK
6. Office for Life Sciences
7. Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
8. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
9. Sellafield Ltd
10. Social Security Advisory Committee
11. Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee
12. Forestry Commission
13. HM Prison Service
14. Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
15. Natural England
16. Single Source Regulations Office
17. Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees
18. Veterans UK

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1. Carers' health
2. End of life care
3. Health and social care integration