• Find a children and families services inspection report
• Understanding a children and families services inspection report
• Types of children and families services Ofsted inspects
• Inspecting children and families services
  • Inspecting children's social care
  • Inspecting Cafcass
    • Before a Cafcass inspection
    • During a Cafcass inspection
    • After a Cafcass inspection
  • Inspecting children's centres
  • Inspecting and assessing local authority children's services
• Types of children and families services Ofsted regulates
• Regulating children and families services
• Safeguarding children
• About our survey reports
• How to complain

Inspecting Cafcass

The pages on the left will tell you what happens before, during and after a Cafcass inspection. This page has an overview.

Before an inspection

The Before an inspection page will tell you what happens before an inspection. It covers issues like the meeting with the Head of Service; pre-inspection activity; and the questionnaire.

During an inspection

The During an inspection page on the left will tell you what happens during an inspection. The time allocated to the inspection is used mainly for gathering evidence.

After an inspection

The After an inspection page will tell you what happens after an inspection. It covers what the lead inspector will make sure the service area knows before the inspection team leaves and the inspection report.