New policies - challenges for councils, providers and regulation Presentation to: SSRG Annual Workshop 11 April 2005 David Behan CBE Chief Inspector, Commission for Social Care Inspection

To change the template look, you must move the green boxed lines to a new position. 1.View 2.Slide Master 3.Make the changes 4.View 5.Normal Do not move the Text Placements, if you do, CTRL Z to undo.  Inspect services which provide care.  Assess performance of local councils (star ratings)  Register and inspect regulated services.  Report to Parliament on the state of social care.  Publish special studies. Improvement at the core of everything we do What do we do?

To change the template look, you must move the green boxed lines to a new position. 1.View 2.Slide Master 3.Make the changes 4.View 5.Normal Do not move the Text Placements, if you do, CTRL Z to undo. Announcement  Criminal Justice*  Local Services*  Education and Children  Social Care and Health* *New Inspectorates  Consultation and Governance Green Paper 19 referencess 5 jobs FUTURE

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To change the template look, you must move the green boxed lines to a new position. 1.View 2.Slide Master 3.Make the changes 4.View 5.Normal Do not move the Text Placements, if you do, CTRL Z to undo. What people think of services  ‘Stop moving us around’ – care leaver  ‘the best social workers are those with imagination’ – parent of child with disabilities  ‘Train staff on what looking after children really means’ – young person

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To change the template look, you must move the green boxed lines to a new position. 1.View 2.Slide Master 3.Make the changes 4.View 5.Normal Do not move the Text Placements, if you do, CTRL Z to undo. Using regulatory information to inform performance assessment  Local area profiles  VFM

To change the template look, you must move the green boxed lines to a new position. 1.View 2.Slide Master 3.Make the changes 4.View 5.Normal Do not move the Text Placements, if you do, CTRL Z to undo.  Our remit is to encourage improvement  We will encourage better commissioning  Continue to radically change the regulatory framework Meet the challenge of re-organisation…… Conclusion