Earlier this year an independent review called for a “major overhaul” of the way residential provision for children with disabilities and complex health needs is regulated.
The review followed revelations of “serious abuse and neglect” at three residential settings in Doncaster.
Two reports by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel shone a spotlight on a complex and confusing system where different types of setting are subject to different standards and regulatory regimes resulting in a “high degree of inconsistency”.
Despite receiving complaints about alleged abuse and staffing issues, Ofsted was slow to identify risks and take action, the review found.
Ofsted’s national director for social care and regulation Yvette Stanley says lessons must be learned and changes made.
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