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An inquest is called where a person has died in circumstances where the cause of death is unknown; the person has died in violent or through unnatural causes; or the person died in the care or custody of the state. An inquest is a fact-finding inquiry...
The CQC has a wide range of criminal enforcement powers which include the power to prosecute and issue fixed penalty notices or simple cautions to organisations and individuals. These powers are, however, limited to registered providers and certain...
Between 2023 and 2024, it is reported that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has undertaken four prosecutions of businesses carrying out regulated activities without CQC registration. The list of prosecutions undertaken by the CQC since 2009 can be found...
Single-word Ofsted judgements for state schools will be scrapped with immediate effect to be replaced by report cards. The move by the Government is aimed at improving standards and helping parents to better understand schools’ strengths and...
Goods can be seized by HMRC or Border Force under Section 139 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 when there has been a breach of customs law, for example, if the goods being imported are mis-declared. Once seized, the owner of the goods will be...
The HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) have published the outcome of a consultation carried out between October 2023 and January 2024 (Consultation of English language proficiency for international applicants). The consultation outlined four...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have a wide range of civil and criminal enforcement powers, which are outlined within the CQC’s enforcement policy. The CQC can utilise these powers against registered providers and managers within the health and...
The government has released an interim report today which identifies significant failings with the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Amongst the failings identified were low inspection levels, inspectors lacking necessary...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently implemented its new single assessment framework which has made a number of significant changes to the way it inspects and rates health and social care providers, including a new scoring system. You can read more...
The CQC has now implemented a new single assessment framework and all health and social care providers will be assessed under this framework moving forwards. Whilst it is still based on an assessment of the five key questions of safe; effective; caring;...
