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Merthyr Tydfil's children's services benefit from compassionate leadership and a motivated workforce, but the voice of the child is not yet consistently heard in practice and further work is needed to strengthen assessment quality and threshold application.
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) has today published its Communication and Engagement Strategy for 2026-2030, setting out how we will maintain and improve our position as a visible, trusted, and influential voice in Wales' care landscape
Our April-May 2026 assurance check of Wrexham County Borough Council's adult social care found committed leadership and clear progress in some areas, alongside challenges that are affecting people's experiences.
Powys County Council has clear strategic direction and committed leadership, but this is not yet consistently reflected in day-to-day delivery of services.
The inspection, which took place between 16 and 19 March 2026, assessed the local authority's performance in exercising their duties and functions in line with legislation
This letter describes the findings of our assurance check carried out in May 2026.
This letter describes the findings of our assurance check carried out between 27 April and 1 May 2026.
This letter describes the findings of our assurance check carried out in April 2026.
This letter describes the findings of our assurance check during March 2026
This report summarises the findings of our improvement check inspection of Flintshire County Council’s adult services in March 2026
