Information on our current inspection programme.
Phase 1
Phase 1 of our programme of joint inspections has ended. This took place during 2020/23.
The purpose of phase 1 was to provide baseline information across the 26 adult protection partnerships not inspected in 2017/18.
Phase 1 looked at:
- analysis of documentary evidence and a position statement submitted by the partnership
- scrutiny of the recordings of duty to inquire episodes related to adults at risk of harm
- scrutiny of the social work, police, and health records of adults at risk of harm
- a survey of staff within the adult protection partnership, and
- discussions with frontline staff and senior managers about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Phase 2
The Care Inspectorate will lead phase 2 in partnership with:
- Healthcare Improvement Scotland
- His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland
Phase 2 will:
- provide independent scrutiny and assurance of how partnerships ensure that adults at risk of harm are safe, protected and supported
- provide assurance to Scottish Ministers on how effectively partnerships have implemented the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007
- identify good practice
- support improvement across Scotland
- provide a quality assurance framework for the adult support and protection community. This framework is for use for multi-agency audit, self-evaluation and improvement activity
Our current inspection activity
Phase 2 began on 1st August 2023 and will last two years.
This phase will:
- blend scrutiny activity with improvement support
- include close collaboration with adult protection partnerships
Year 1
We will inspect the protection and risk management arrangements for adults at risk of harm.
This will include re-visiting the six adult protection partnerships inspected in 2017/18.
We will use the inspection methodology developed in phase 1.
The inspections will focus on:
- key processes
- leadership
We will also further develop the adult support and protection quality improvement framework with help from stakeholders.
Year 2
The second year will provide assurance of improvement.
We will look at partnerships inspected during phase 1 where areas of weakness outweighed strengths.
Other partnerships may also be re-visited to provide assurance of improvement.
We will apply indicators on a voluntary basis with a select group of partnerships. These indicators relate to:
- early identification of risk
- early intervention
- trauma-informed approach
The indicators are designed to support self-evaluation processes.
Contact us
You can contact the Healthcare Improvement Scotland team at hcis.aspinspections@nhs.scot
You can find a range of resources related to this work on the Care Inspectorate website