The Department Health Positive and Proactive Care Document, issued by the Department of Health and used by CQC for inspection purposes, is seen by many as being set in stone, but the fact is, is that it is only guidance – not statutory law.
CQC and Ofsted
Ofsted Inspectors and Physical Restraint
I recently wrote to Ofsted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the content of my correspondence to them was as follows: “I am requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on what specific training Ofsted Inspectors receive in relation to the use of force / physical restraint as part of Ofsted’s statutory requirement to ensure that Ofsted … Read more