Transparency and freedom of information releases

Grant determination letters to local authorities involved in the Staying Close children's social care pilot.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 12 April 2024

These releases identify the largest private and voluntary providers of children's social care in England and their inspection outcomes.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 27 July 2023

• Largest national providers of private and voluntary social care (March 2023)

  Main findings The percentage of homes and places owned by the 10 largest…

• Largest national providers of private and voluntary social care (March 2022)

  Main findings The private sector share of children’s homes and fostering…

• Largest national providers of private and voluntary social care (March 2021)

  Main findings The private sector has continued to increase its investment…

• Inspection profiles of the largest private and voluntary providers of children's homes and independent fostering agencies March 2020

  Summary This release provides information on private and voluntary…

• Inspection profiles of the largest private and voluntary providers of children's homes March 2019

  As at 31 March 2019, these providers owned 561 children’s homes…

Working arrangements between Ofsted and the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) to share information.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 30 June 2023

These documents set out local spending plans for the £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund received on 16 December 2022, covering the December 2022 to March 2023 spending period.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 16 March 2023

Working arrangements between Ofsted and the Department for Education (DfE) to ensure secure children's homes offer safe, good quality care.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 15 July 2022

A framework for cooperation and information sharing.

• From: National Data Guardian
• Updated: 11 June 2020

Sets out the progress that has been made towards fulfilling the commitments in the carers action plan 2018 to 2020.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 24 February 2020

Minutes of the 2018 meetings of the National Data Guardian (NDG) Panel.

• From: National Data Guardian
• Updated: 2 April 2019

Minutes of the 2017 meetings of the National Data Guardian (NDG) Panel.

• From: National Data Guardian
• Updated: 11 February 2018

Ofsted Board meeting papers and minutes from 2017.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 26 January 2018

This report is an assessment of the state of health care and adult social care in England in 2016 to 2017.

• From: Care Quality Commission
• Updated: 10 October 2017

Freedom of information request for letters sent by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust to the National Data Guardian.

• From: National Data Guardian
• Updated: 3 August 2017

Care Quality Commission annual report and accounts 2016 to 2017.

• From: Care Quality Commission and 1 others
• Updated: 24 July 2017

NHS Digital annual report and accounts 2016 to 2017.

• From: Closed organisation: NHS Digital
• Updated: 11 July 2017

Review of professional regulation and registration and annual report and accounts for 2016 to 2017.

• From: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
• Updated: 30 June 2017

The nil response to an FOI asking about the use of police cells as a place of safety under the Mental Health Act

• From: Civil Nuclear Constabulary and 1 others
• Updated: 9 June 2017

This plan shows how Ofsted is ensuring that our approach to regulation supports innovation.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 27 March 2017

Minutes of 2016 meetings of the National Data Guardian (NDG) Panel.

• From: National Data Guardian
• Updated: 8 March 2017

Ofsted Board meeting papers and minutes from 2016.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 20 February 2017

How Ofsted and the Department for Education (DfE) will work together to share sensitive information on notifiable safeguarding incidents.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 23 November 2016