Commission for Social Care Inspection

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Commission for Social Care Inspection 33 Greycoat Street, London, SW1P 2QF, United Kingdom Tel: (+44)845 015 0120 enquiries@csci.gsi.gov.uk

The Commission for Social Care Inspection^[1] is the single, independent inspectorate for social care in England. It incorporates the work formerly done by the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI)^[2], the SSI/Audit Commission Joint Review Team and the National Care Standards Commission (NCSC)^[3].

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Commissioners 3 Proposed future 4 References

[edit] Introduction

The Commission brings together the inspection, regulation and review of all social care services into one organisation. It was created by the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 and became fully operational on 1 April 2004. The Commission receives grant in aid from the Department of Health and also raises part of its running costs by charging regulatory fees. The fees are set out in The Commission for Social Care Inspection (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations 2004^[4].

In order to carry out its national role, CSCI:

• Draws together all the information it has about the state of social care services nationally.
• Uses the information to inform policy makers of the impact of national and local policies on people who use social care.
• Reports annually to parliament on the state of social care in England, how resources are being used and how the reform of social care is progressing.
• Carries out research and studies into social care
• Comments on social research by other organisations

Since 1 April 2007 the regulation of Children's Services (Fostering and Adoption Agencies, Boarding Schools and Children's Homes) no longer falls within the remit of the CSCI. These functions are now carried out by Ofsted.

[edit] Commissioners

• Chair - Dame Denise Platt DBE
• Chief Inspector - Paul Snell
• Commissioner - John Knight
• Commissioner - Professor Jim Mansell
• Commissioner - Olu Olasode
• Commissioner - Peter Westland CBE
• Commissioner - Beryl Seaman CBE

[edit] Proposed future

The Health and Social Care Bill 2007-08^[5] proposes a merger of the Healthcare Commission, the Commission for Social Care Inspection and the Mental Health Act Commission to create a single, integrated regulator for health and adult social care - the Care Quality Commission^[6]. Subject to the passing of the Bill by Parliament, the Care Quality Commission will begin operating in April 2009 as a non-departmental public body.

[edit] References