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Findings from our January 2026 assurance check of Isle of Anglesey County Council's children's services, outlining strengths and areas for improvement
During April 2026, we will carry out an assurance check of Powys County Council’s adult services
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.
This letter describes the findings of our assurance check carried out between 12 and 16 January 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.
