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Guidance on how Ofsted inspects boarding schools and residential special schools.
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib): immunisation information for public health professionals, including updates.
Guidance for local authorities and schools dealing with adults who have legal rights and responsibilities for a child.
What providers need to know about the process of connecting people to a supported accommodation service.
Guide for local authorities and providers on when Ofsted will prioritise applications to register children’s homes services.
Guidance for commissioners and health professionals to make decisions about mental health services and interventions based on data and analysis.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the assessment and approval process of foster carers for looked-after children.
Statutory guidance on the provision of accommodation for 16 and 17 year old young people who may be homeless and/or require accommodation.
Apply to work on non-domestic premises for some of the time.
A guide for inspectors about physical intervention and restrictions of liberty.
'You're Welcome': standards to help improve the quality of, and access to, health and wellbeing services for young people.
Statutory guidance for local authority children’s services on representations and complaints procedures.
Statutory guidance relating to care planning and reviewing arrangements for looked-after children.
Ofsted's policy on how we regulate children's social care establishments and agencies explains what we may do if a provider is not following the regulations.
Guidance for safeguarding partners and child protection professionals on what the panel does and how it works.
Nursing and other qualifications that cannot be counted in the early years foundation stage (EYFS) staff:child ratios.
Summary of the main changes and provisions of the act and how they may affect children and families.
This guidance outlines 'staying put' arrangements that enable care leavers to remain with their former foster carers after they turn 18.
Guidance for applicants on what to expect from Ofsted during the childcare application review process.
How local authorities should collect data from social care services to complete the annual children in need census.
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