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Latest news — 15 Dec 2023

Reflections from Georgia Macqueen Black, Programme Lead for Social Care at the National Children’s Bureau

Read this blog from Georgia Macqueen Black, Programme Lead for Social Care at NCB.

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Social care & looked after children — 7 Dec 2023

New reports from the Children's Commissioner with important recommendations for practitioners supporting 16 and 17 year olds

The Children's Commissioner has released two reports that highlight key learning for the sector supporting homeless 16 and 17 year olds and unaccompanied asylum seeking young people.

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Social care & looked after children — 30 Oct 2023

The next phase of the Sector Awareness and Provider Preparedness programme

This next phase of the programme will aim to ensure that supported accommodation providers and local authorities engage with every stage of the Ofsted registration process and inspection regime, as well as enabling providers to implement the national quality standards.

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Social care & looked after children — 6 Oct 2023

Update from Ofsted: Registration window deadline

Update from Ofsted: Registration window deadline for providers of supported accommodation for children in care and care leavers aged 16 to 17

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Social care & looked after children — 31 Jul 2023

Ofsted launch consultation into supported accommodation inspection proposals

Ofsted has launched a new consultation into inspection proposals for supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17.

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Social care & looked after children — 5 Apr 2023

Ofsted publish new guidance on supported accommodation registration

Ofsted have published new guidance to assist providers of supported accommodation with their application to register services.

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Latest news — 23 Mar 2023

DfE consultation response on supported accommodation

The Department for Education has published its response to a consultation about supported accommodation for 16 and 17-year-olds in care and leaving care. The consultation asked children, young people, and staff working in the sector about quality standards and the proposed approach to regulation.

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News & opinion — 23 Mar 2023

Sector prepares for new registration and inspection system for supported accommodation

As the Government publishes its response to a consultation on reforms to supported accommodation for 16 and 17-year-olds in care and leaving care, NCB has launched a new website as part of a programme to help providers and local authority commissioners prepare for the new ways of working.

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News & opinion — 27 Feb 2023

NCB appointed provider of the Sector Awareness and Provider Preparedness programme for supported accommodation

Caroline Coady, Assistant Director for Social Care, sets out NCB's plan for the Sector Awareness and Provider Preparedness programme.

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News & opinion — 27 Feb 2023

New quality standards, registration and regulation regime for supported accommodation

NCB has been appointed as the provider for the Sector Awareness and Provider Preparedness.

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Reflections from Georgia Macqueen Black, Programme Lead for Social Care at the National Children’s Bureau

New reports from the Children's Commissioner with important recommendations for practitioners supporting 16 and 17 year olds

The next phase of the Sector Awareness and Provider Preparedness programme

Update from Ofsted: Registration window deadline

Ofsted launch consultation into supported accommodation inspection proposals

Ofsted publish new guidance on supported accommodation registration

DfE consultation response on supported accommodation

Sector prepares for new registration and inspection system for supported accommodation

NCB appointed provider of the Sector Awareness and Provider Preparedness programme for supported accommodation

New quality standards, registration and regulation regime for supported accommodation

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