Guidance and regulation

Guidance that supplements the information in the decision makers' guide.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 10 May 2024

Procedure rules for how tribunal cases are handled in the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber.

• From: Tribunal Procedure Committee
• Updated: 9 May 2024

How the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) puts together the data in its monthly reports.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 2 May 2024

• Adult social care in England statistics: background quality and methodology

  Introduction The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) publishes a…

Formal notice for adult social care providers, setting out the information required by the Secretary of State under section 277A of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 26 April 2024

Grant determination for the Social Care Grant for 2024 to 2025.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 15 April 2024

Grant determination for the Improved Better Care Fund for 2024 to 2025.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 15 April 2024

Grant determination for the Discharge Fund for 2024 to 2025.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 15 April 2024

Guidance for adult social care employers on the training funds reimbursement scheme.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 8 April 2024

The letter of notice, pre-inspection form and case list form for adoption support agencies inspections.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 5 April 2024

Annex A form for residential family centres to fill in ahead of inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 5 April 2024

The letter of notice and Annex A (request for information) for residential holiday schemes for disabled children inspections.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 5 April 2024

Annex A form for children's homes and secure children's homes to fill in ahead of inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 5 April 2024

The framework for Ofsted inspections of Cafcass (the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service).

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 5 April 2024

Guidance for adult social care providers to comply with information provisions under Section 277A of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 4 April 2024

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

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 1 April 2024

Ofsted's annual fees for children’s social care services.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 1 April 2024

Ofsted's variation fees for children’s social care services.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 1 April 2024

Infection prevention and control measures to reduce the spread of viral acute respiratory infections (ARIs), including COVID-19, in adult social care settings.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and 1 others
• Updated: 28 March 2024

Support for local authorities to carry out the implementation for part 1 of the Care Act 2014.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 28 March 2024

Sets out the objectives and scope of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) special review into Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 26 March 2024