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CIW inspection finds strong governance, child-centred practice and comprehensive adopter assessments at Vale, Valleys and Cardiff, while identifying improvements needed in consistent Welsh language compliance, adoption support equity and strengthened oversight of unannounced visits
During March 2026, we will carry out an assurance check of Swansea Council Children's Services.
We have published a follow-up statement on the progress made since the Child Protection Rapid Review was published in September 2023.
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) has published updated guidance on completing the quality of care review, along with a refreshed report template.
All registered childminders and childcare and play providers in Wales who registered before 31 December 2025 must complete their SASS by 27 March 2026.
This report summarises findings from our inspection of Vale, Valleys and Cardiff Adoption Service between 1 and 5 December 2025
In 2022, Welsh Government commissioned Care Inspectorate Wales to lead a multi-agency rapid review of child protection decision-making across Wales.
This letter describes the findings of our assurance check during December 2025
This letter describes the findings of our assurance check during November 2025. We carried out our assurance check between 17 and 19 November 2025.
Working with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, we inspected the work of Carmarthenshire County Council and Hywel Dda University Health Board.
