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Change description : 2026-04-01 09:30:00: Updated Annex As for children’s homes and secure children’s home. [Guidance and regulation]

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Guidance

Children's homes: inspection forms

Annex A form for children's homes and secure children's homes to fill in ahead of inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).

From:
Ofsted
Published
22 February 2017
Last updated
41 April 20252026 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Annex A: Request for information at a full inspection of a children’s home

ODT, 250252 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Annex A: Request for information at a full inspection of a secure children’s home

ODT, 251422 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Details

Children’s homes (including secure children’s homes) need to complete Annex A when they receive notice of inspections.

Read the social care common inspection framework for children’s homes.

Read the social care common inspection framework for secure children’s homes.

Updates to this page

Published 22 February 2017
Last updated 41 April 20252026 + show all updates

  2. Updated Annex A forms for children's homes and secure children's homes for use in inspections from 4 April 2025. Amended to improve clarity of questions on immediate notice (including additional sub-question), operating capacity and/or occupancy, sanctions and, for secure children’s homes, physical restraints and separations. Other minor amendments have been made to update references and improve question wording and table format.

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Update history

2026-04-01 09:30
Updated Annex As for children’s homes and secure children’s home.

2025-04-04 09:30
Updated Annex A forms for children’s homes and secure children’s homes for use in inspections from 4 April 2025. Amended to improve clarity of questions on immediate notice (including additional sub-question), operating capacity and/or occupancy, sanctions and, for secure children’s homes, physical restraints and separations. Other minor amendments have been made to update references and improve question wording and table format.

2024-04-05 09:30
Updated Annex A forms for children’s homes and secure children’s homes.

2023-03-27 09:30
Updated Annex A forms for secure children’s homes.

2023-03-24 09:30
Updated Annex A forms for children’s homes.

2022-03-11 09:30
Updated Annex A forms for children’s homes and secure children’s homes.