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West Lothian Council - Adoption Service

Provider West Lothian Council Type Adoption Service Location Broxburn Last graded 4 Dec 2025

Recorded Key Question grade range: 3–5 — Adequate  View on Care Inspectorate

Key Question scores

Six-point scale
Support and wellbeing
5
Care and support planning
3
Setting
—
Staff team
4
Leadership
4
Care, play and learning
—

Requirements & recommendations

0 requirements · 1 recommendation

Verbatim text from the Care Inspectorate datastore. Requirements cite a specific regulation and deadline; recommendations are good-practice guidance against the Health and Social Care Standards.

Visit: 5 November 2025
Recommendation 1

1. To ensure panel members feel confident in their role, and that those attending panel have confidence that panel members are competent in their role the service should, at a minimum, have clear training expectations, and provide an annual appraisal of panel members and the panel chair. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: "I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational codes". (HSCS 3.14)

Registry facts

Service no: CS2004083333
Provider no: SP2003002601
Ownership: Local Authority
Registered: 17 November 2005
Council area: West Lothian
Health board: Lothian
Integration authority: West Lothian
Risk band: LOW