The timetable below gives an overview of the inspection process for the full safeguarding and looked after children inspection.
- Day 1 - Notification of the inspection and accompanying documentation sent by email to Director of Children’s Services, including arrangements for children’s surveys, social worker and community and voluntary sector questionnaires
- Day 2 - Lead inspector telephones office of Director of Children’s Services to agree the date and time of the set-up meeting. We give the lead inspector access to our core set of documents
- Day 3 - We send OfSTED’s letter to looked after children and children who have left care in the past 12 months, which explains how their views are to be gathered and invites them to complete a children’s survey
- Day 4 - We provide the lead inspector with a list of current cases, including any analysis
- Day 5 - Set-up meeting with the lead inspector includes outline of particular areas for enquiry. Inspector informs us of initial case files selected for audit and review.
- Days 6-10 - We prepare an audit of initial case file selection
- Days 11-19 - Fieldwork starts and inspectors are on site. Additional case files selected by inspectors. Case file audits received by inspectors.
- Day 20 - Inspectors conclude fieldwork in the morning and provide feedback to us and our partners in the afternoon. Feedback of results of children’s surveys provided to us.
- Days 21-25 - Drafting and quality assurance of report. Draft report sent to us and copied to Local Safeguarding Children Board for factual accuracy check on day 25
- Days 26-30 We complete the factual accuracy check and inform lead inspector of any concerns
- Day 35 - Final report sent to us
- Day 40 - Report published on the OfSTED website
