Inspections involving Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons were to get underway this June.
But in a statement, Ofsted’s chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has said that the planned joint inspection regime has been deferred “following discussions with local government representatives and after assessing the results of initial pilots”.
He also revealed that Ofsted has abandoned plans to inspect looked-after children’s services and child protection separately.
The joint inspection was among recommendations made by Professor Eileen Munro in her child protection review.
A spokeswoman from health regulator CQC says the regulators involved are “disappointed” with the decision.
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