The implications of Ofsted’s annual report – and CQC’s changed approach to regulation

Two key documents that will profoundly affect the regulation of social services during the next few years were published this week – Ofsted’s first and highly critical annual report on the state of children’s social care, and the CQC’s plans for changes to the way it regulates and inspects adult social care services. CareKnowledge editor Jim Kennedy looks at both the Ofsted annual report and the way the main regulators’ approaches are diverging: Two key documents that will profoundly affect the regulation of social services during the next few years were published this week. One is largely retrospective in nature – Ofsted’s first