Ofsted has published guidance on the inspection of supported accommodation for care leavers aged 16 and 17 but has said inspections will start in September instead of getting under way this April.
The delay is due to the large number of registration applications received by the regulator.
“At the start of this process, the sector was really worried people wouldn’t register,” says Ofsted’s national director for social care Yvette Stanley. “We welcome the fact so many have – a higher number than anyone anticipated.”
Many applications are from providers that already accommodate children and young people.
“Making sure these places can be registered and the children are safe is a higher priority for me than quickly rolling out an inspection regime,” explains Stanley.
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