For Scotland's childcare providers and children's homes, the regular inspection visits from the men and women with clipboards from the Care Commission are nothing new. However, the tables are about to be turned as the county's care regulator prepares to hand service providers clipboards of their own.
From this month, the commission will roll out a new inspection regime that puts services firmly in the driving seat. At the heart of the system will be a process of self-assessment, under which providers will be asked to grade themselves on how well they think they're doing in providing their services.
"We think this will act as an incentive for service providers to continue to improve care for children and young people," says Ronnie Hill, director of children's services regulation at the Care Commission. "The grading system is a much more explicit indicator of quality."
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