We publish inspection reports on our website.
These present a summary of our findings, contextual information and any enforcement activity that we have taken.
When we publish a new inspection report it will reflect changes from the most recent inspection for each service-level inspection and each key question inspected. It will show our ratings judgements and detail whether a rating has changed.
The report focuses on what our findings mean for the people who use the service. If we find examples of outstanding practice during inspection, we describe them in the report to enable other providers to learn and improve. We also describe any concerns we find about the quality of care. The report sets out any evidence we have found about a breach of the regulations and other legal requirements.
Reports will normally be published within three months of the inspection.
Quality checks
Before publishing, we check the quality and consistency of each report to quality-assure our findings and check that our judgements are consistent.
Providers will have an opportunity to check the factual accuracy of the draft report before we publish it.