Barnardo's Scotland Fostering - Glasgow
Recorded Key Question grade range: 3–5 — Adequate View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. By 27.03.26 the service must consistently use quality assurance systems that meet the needs of the service and inform service development. This should include but is not limited to: A) Ensuring service oversight of key areas, including carer training, are accurate and inform service provision B) Ensure chronologies for caring households are up to date, detailed and of a high quality to support service oversight, assessment and quality of care and support C) Ensure quality assurance processes effectively support the provision of high quality and accurate information being provided to panel D) Ensuring the service has young people’s key documentation within expected/required timescales and escalating this where gaps are identified E) Utilise quality assurance mechanisms to support a clear overview of young people and carers experiences of unplanned endings throughout their involvement with the service. This is to comply with Regulation 4(1)(a) (
1. The service should ensure that matching considerations, particularly for newly approved carers, are robust and accurately reflect carer skills and experience. This is to support stability of care arrangements and positive experiences for young people and caring households. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: “My care and support meets my needs and is right for me” (HSCS 1.19) and “I experience high quality care and support based on relevant evidence, guidance and best practice” (HSCS 4.11)
1. The service should adopt a robust approach to unplanned endings to support improved practice within the service and improved outcomes for young people and caring households. This is to ensure practice is consistent with policy and that meetings are undertaken timeously. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: ‘I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust ad transparent quality assurance processes’ (HSCS 4.19)