In new guidance on the placement of children under such orders – which are now issued through the national DoL court – the inspectorate states: “If you are an unregistered provider providing a placement for a child with a DoL you must register with Ofsted or the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) immediately – it is an offence to operate without registration.”
It adds that private providers must inform the local authority who has placed the child about the steps taken to register and keep the council informed on the progress of the application.
Yvette Stanley, Ofsted’s director for social care, said: “It’s unacceptable that some of our most vulnerable children with very complex needs are living in places with the least oversight; where we do not know if they are safe, or if the people caring for them are suitable or skilled enough to meet their needs.
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