Ofsted calls for power to scrutinise children’s home groups
Community Care
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Ofsted has called on the government to extend its powers to enable it to scrutinise social care groups that run multiple children’s homes. The inspectorate said the change was necessary to fill a “gap in accountability” left by the current regime, in which Ofsted separately inspects children’s homes run by the same provider. It published research last week which concluded that groups had some influence and control over the day-to-day running of their children’s homes.
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