Prepare your next six-month review with 52 checklist items, a suggested report structure and a blank action plan. Free pack for children’s homes in England, delivered by email.
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The evidence to gather, a report structure, and the gaps inspectors pick up.
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Use the checklists to gather evidence, record consultation and review your report. The pack also includes a summary of Regulation 45 and a blank action plan with space for owners, target dates, status and evidence of impact.
Six duties sit inside one short regulation. The two most often missed are the consultation duty and the submission deadline.
A quality of care review completed at least once every six months.
A system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating the quality of care provided for children.
That system must also cover children's feedback and opinions about the home, its facilities and the care they receive in it.
It must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff.Most often missed
A written report covering the review and any action the registered person intends to take as a result.
A copy sent to HMCI within 28 days of the date the review is completed.Most often missed
The 52 checks are grouped into the five checklists below. A summary of Regulation 45 and a blank action plan complete the pack.
Review-period records covering incidents, missing episodes, safeguarding, complaints, staffing, education and health, plus previous reviews and Regulation 44 reports.
Check that children, parents, placing authorities and staff were considered. Record methods, dates, responses, missing views, critical feedback and resulting changes.
A suggested order covering the review period, the home’s context, Quality Standards, previous actions, themes, consultation findings, staffing, strengths and areas for development.
Check for description without analysis, unsupported strengths, missing children’s voices, unresolved previous actions, absent owners or dates, and late submission.
Prompts for sign-off, the 28-day submission deadline, the home’s URN, sharing and filing the report, following up actions and setting the next review date.
Use the pack’s report checks to look for these gaps:
Checklists, a suggested report structure and an action plan
No. This checklist and action plan is a practical working aid, not an official Ofsted form or a complete report template. It includes a suggested report structure to help you prepare your own review. Adapt your review and report to your home.
Yes. Enter your details to receive the pack by email. No sales call or purchase is required. Use the checklists as you gather evidence and prepare your report.
No. Regulation 44 is the independent visitor's monthly report. Regulation 45 is your own six-monthly review of the quality of care. The pack prompts you to gather Regulation 44 reports and follow up their actions.
Regulation 45 applies to children's homes. Supported accommodation sits under a separate framework, so this pack is written for children's homes specifically.
The pack includes checks for sign-off by the registered person, supplying a copy to HMCI within 28 days of completing the review, and filing the report for retrieval.
Please do. It's built for that: work through it as a leadership team, split the consultation across the group, and turn the findings into one action plan with named owners.
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Read what a Regulation 45 report must cover, check Regulation 45, and see Ofsted’s guidance on reviews and reports.
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