Ofsted and CQC launch consultation on SEND
A consultation setting out proposals for a new joint framework for inspecting provision for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) within a local area has been launched by Ofsted and The Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The new inspections will be introduced in early 2023 and the new framework will focus [...]
Improvements made at Oakhill STC but centre remains fragile
Children being held at Oakhill Secure Training Centre are safer than they previously were in the last inspection of the establishment where it was graded inadequate, but fragility remains.
The monitoring visit carried out by Ofsted, Care Quality Commission and HMI Prisons found that the immediate serious and widespread concerns identified in the key recommendations [...]
Young people at Oakhill STC held in rooms for 23 hours a day
Children and young people at Oakhill Secure Training Centre are being held in their rooms for 23 hours a day, a joint inspection has found.
Children have spent approximately 19 hours per day on average locked in their rooms on average since mid-July 2021, the centre’s records show and on some days, this has increased [...]
Rainsbrook operator disputes inspectorates’ findings
Children and young people carry weapons at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre - where the culture was described by inspectors as ‘volatile’ – ‘just in case’, a joint inspection report has found.
Children and staff told inspectors of their concerns that a child or adult would be harmed or die as a result of poor practice [...]
CQC rates Gender Identity Services at Tavistock and Portman inadequate
The Gender Identity Development Services at Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust’s London and Leeds clinics have been rated inadequate by The Care Commission and told to improve their services and waiting times significantly.
Inspectors carried out an announced, focused inspection at the trust in October and November due to concerns raised by healthcare professionals and [...]
Urgent action required at Rainsbrook STC
Inspectorates have demanded ‘urgent action’ to end the unacceptable treatment of vulnerable children at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre.
Ofsted, HM Inspectorate of Prisons and Care Quality Commission have issued a rare urgent notification (UN) to the Secretary of State for Justice because of continued poor care and leadership at the MTC-run centre near Rugby calling for [...]
