Policy papers and consultations

We're seeking views on changes to Ofsted fees for children's social care providers.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 19 March 2024

We're seeking views on changes to Ofsted fees for children's social care providers and a minimum inspection frequency for secure 16 to 19 academies.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 3 March 2023

This consultation seeks your views on our proposals for a new judgement on the experiences and progress of care leavers within the ILACS framework.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 2 December 2022

• Consultation: a new judgement within ILACS on the experiences and progress of care leavers

  The response to this consultation will be published in December. We will…

• Equalities impact assessment: introducing a separate judgement about care leavers within the inspection of local authority children’s services

  Introduction This equalities impact assessment sets out how the…

We're seeking views on our proposals to make changes to the fees and frequency of inspections regulations from 1 April 2022.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 28 February 2022

We are seeking views on proposed changes to the fees and frequency of inspections regulations.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 March 2020

This is a consultation on our proposals for revisions to the frequency and content of social care inspection official statistics and management information.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 21 May 2019

We are seeking views on proposed changes to the fees and frequency of inspections regulations.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 5 April 2019

Ofsted would like your views on the proposed changes to joint inspections of secure training centres.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 13 March 2019

Guidance on how Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services inspect safeguarding arrangements.

• From: Care Quality Commission and 2 others
• Updated: 10 July 2018

This consultation seeks your views on proposed changes to the inspection of voluntary adoption agencies.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 14 March 2018

We are seeking views on proposed changes to the fees and frequency of inspections regulations.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 27 February 2018

We're seeking views on proposed changes to the fees and frequency of inspections regulations.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 20 February 2017

A joint consultation document from Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission, HMI Constabulary and HMI Probation.

• From: Care Quality Commission and 3 others
• Updated: 14 January 2016