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Local authorities and regional adoption agencies can apply for therapeutic funding for eligible adoptive, special guardianship order and child arrangement order families.
Statutory guidance for local authorities and adoption agencies.
Summary of the main changes and provisions of the act and how they may affect children and families.
Departmental advice containing the national minimum standards applicable to adoption agencies and adoption support agencies.
How you can ask for an independent review if you disagree with an adoption agency’s or fostering service provider’s qualifying determination letter.
Ofsted's variation fees for children’s social care services.
A summary of what attending a review panel is like and the documents that you can submit to the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM).
Letter confirming the British national(s) in question are not resident in the UK and the child isn't being adopted under British legislation.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage an adoption support agency.
How adopted persons and birth relatives can apply for a review of an adoption agency’s qualifying determination letter.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage a voluntary adoption agency.
The letter of notice, pre-inspection form and case list form for adoption support agencies inspections.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a voluntary adoption agency.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in an adoption support agency.
The letter of notice and form to complete (RAA A1) for thematic regional adoption agency inspections.
SC4 is the form voluntary adoption agencies use to notify Ofsted of a new branch.
For inspection from 1 April 2018. The letter of notice and form to complete (Annex A) for voluntary adoption agency inspections.
A summary for caseworkers and line managers of what attending an IRM review panel is like, including the documents you’ll need to submit.
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