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Since 1st April 2025, all care homes and domiciliary care services in Wales are now inspected against a new ratings system by the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). These ratings are similar to how the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rate homes and domiciliary...
If you have been referred to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), you may be feeling anxious and uncertain about what lies ahead. As specialist NMC solicitors, we understand how daunting this process can be. The NMC’s fitness to practise process...
In October 2024, one of our friends and colleagues, Martyn Jackson sadly fell very ill. Thankfully, he is now on the mend and so we feel it is the right time for the Stephensons family to show him some support! In March 2025 the regulatory team will be...
Ofsted have this week announced a new consultation to seek the views of parents, carers, professionals, and learners on a new approach to inspecting and reporting on education providers, from the autumn. The proposals impact on early years settings,...
On 23 December 2024, The Housing Act 2004: Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation and Selective Licensing of Other Residential Accommodation (England) General Approval 2024 (‘the General Approval’) came into force in England. One...
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...
