Local authority inspection and review reports

We review and inspect local authority children and adult social services and report on the effectiveness of the services.

Reports in this section

Our annual evaluation of local authority social services performance
Inspection and review of local authority social services

Local authority assurance check letter: Neath Port Talbot adult services

This letter describes the findings of our assurance check during September 2024

20 November 2024

Local authority improvement check letter: Isle of Anglesey County Council adult services

This letter summarises the findings of our improvement check inspection of Isle of Anglesey County Council’s adult services in June 2024

22 August 2024

Performance Evaluation Inspection (PEI) report: Swansea Council adult services

This report summarises findings from our inspection of Swansea Council’s adult services between 29 April and 3 May 2024

11 July 2024

Local authority improvement check letter: Pembrokeshire County Council adult services

This letter summarises the findings of our improvement check inspection of Pembrokeshire County Council’s adult services in April 2024

13 June 2024

Assurance check letter: Adult Community Team in Blaenau Gwent with a focus on adults with a learning disability

We reviewed the adult community team who work with adults with learning disabilities in Blaenau Gwent

23 May 2024

Joint Inspectorate Review of Child Protection Arrangements (JICPA): Cardiff 2024

Our findings of the effectiveness of partnership working and the work of individual agencies in Cardiff

7 May 2024

Performance Evaluation Inspection (PEI) report: Monmouthshire County Council children’s services

This report summarises findings from our inspection of Monmouthshire County Council’s children’s services in February 2024

2 May 2024

Joint assurance check letter: Community Learning Disability Team in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Working with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, we inspected the work of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Swansea Bay University Health Board

18 April 2024

Report of Performance Evaluation Inspection (PEI): Flintshire County Council’s adults and children’s services

This report summarises findings from our inspection of Flintshire County Council adults and children’s services in November and December 2023

21 February 2024

Joint Inspectorate Review of Child Protection Arrangements (JICPA): Powys 2023

Our findings of the effectiveness of partnership working and the work of individual agencies in Powys

29 January 2024

Local authority improvement check letter: Wrexham County Borough Council adult and children’s services

This letter summarises the findings of the improvement check of Wrexham County Borough Council adult and children’s services in October and November 2023

10 January 2024

Joint Inspectorate Review of Child Protection Arrangements (JICPA): Bridgend 2023

Our findings of the effectiveness of partnership working and the work of individual agencies in Bridgend

29 August 2023

Care planning for children and young people subject to the Public Law Outline pre-proceedings in Conwy County Borough Council

This letter summarises the findings of our activity during March 2023

8 June 2023

Joint Inspectorate Review of Child Protection Arrangements (JICPA): Denbighshire 2023

Our findings of the effectiveness of partnership working and the work of individual agencies in Denbighshire

18 May 2023

Report of performance evaluation inspection: Ceredigion County Council’s social services

This report summarises findings from our inspection of Ceredigion County Council’s social services in March 2023

11 May 2023

Care planning for children and young people subject to the Public Law Outline pre-proceedings in Rhondda Cynon Taf

This letter summarises the findings of our activity during February 2023

13 April 2023

Report of performance evaluation inspection: Vale of Glamorgan County Council’s children and young people’s services and adult services

This report summarises findings from our inspection of Vale of Glamorgan adults and children and young people’s services in January 2023

5 April 2023

Care planning for children and young people subject to the Public Law Outline pre-proceedings in Torfaen

This letter summarises the findings of our activity during January 2023

14 March 2023

Local authority improvement check letter: Bridgend County Borough Council Children’s services

This letter summarises the findings of the improvement check on Bridgend County Borough Council Children’s services in November 2022

14 February 2023

Care planning for children and young people subject to the Public Law Outline pre-proceedings in Neath Port Talbot

This letter summarises the findings of our activity during November 2022

31 January 2023

Report of performance evaluation inspection: Isle of Anglesey County Council’s adults and children’s services

This report summarises findings from our inspection of Anglesey adults and children’s services in October 2022

14 December 2022

Report of performance evaluation inspection: Cyngor Gwynedd adult services

This report summarises findings from our inspection of Gwynedd adult services in September 2022

15 November 2022

Report of performance evaluation inspection: Monmouthshire County Council’s adult services

This report summarises findings from our inspection of Monmouthshire adult services in July 2022

21 September 2022

Report of performance evaluation inspection: Wrexham County Borough Council’s adults and children’s services

This report summarises findings from our inspection of Wrexham adults and children’s services in June 2022

30 August 2022

Report of performance evaluation inspection: Bridgend County Borough Council children’s services

This report summarises findings from our inspection of Bridgend children’s services between 23 May and 27 May 2022

1 August 2022

Local authority improvement check letter: Powys County Council Social Services

This letter summarises the findings of the improvement check on Powys County Council adult and children’s services between 9 and 13 May 2022

20 July 2022

Report of performance evaluation inspection: Pembrokeshire County Council

This report summarises findings from our inspection of Pembrokeshire adults and children’s services between March and April 2022

10 June 2022

Local authority monitoring activity letter: Denbighshire County Council

This letter summarises findings from our follow up inspection undertaken in Denbighshire County Council children’s services between 22 and 26 November 2021

9 February 2022

Local authority monitoring activity letter: Vale of Glamorgan Council

This letter summarises findings from our follow up assurance check undertaken in Vale of Glamorgan Council Children and Young People Services (CYPS) between 23 and 25 November 2021

20 January 2022

Local authority monitoring activity letter: Wrexham County Borough Council

This letter summarises the findings of our monitoring activity between the 15 and 19 November 2021

16 December 2021

Local authority performance evaluation and assurance check programme

These letters summarise the findings of our national assurance check programme which took place between September 2020 and July 2021

4 November 2021

Joint Inspectorate Review of Child Protection Arrangements (JICPA): Neath Port Talbot, 2021

Our findings of the effectiveness of partnership working and the work of individual agencies in Neath Port Talbot (NPT)

13 October 2021

Local authority monitoring activity letter: Wrexham County Borough Council

This letter summarises the findings of our monitoring activity undertaken in Wrexham social services for children from 26 April 2021 to 29 April 2021

21 June 2021

Risk based inspection of Cardiff Council social services

This report summarises the findings of our risk-based inspection between 23 November and 3 December 2020

10 February 2021

Report of Children’s Services Risk Based Inspection and Adults Services Performance Evaluation Inspection: Wrexham County Borough Council

This report summarises the findings of our inspections of children’s social services and adult social services between the 12 and 23 of October 2020

17 December 2020

Local authority performance evaluation: Powys County Council social services

This letter summarises the findings of our performance evaluation inspection which took place from 14-18 September 2020

28 October 2020

Joint Inspectorate Review of Child Protection Arrangements (JICPA): Newport, December 2019

Our findings of the effectiveness of partnership working and the work of individual agencies in Newport

24 August 2020

Early help, care and support and transition for disabled children: Ceredigion County Council

Our findings and recommendations for disabled children’s services in Ceredigion County Council

19 August 2020

Early help, care and support and transition for disabled children: Torfaen County Borough Council

Our findings and recommendations for disabled children’s services in Torfaen County Borough Council

7 August 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Monmouthshire County Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

3 August 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Torfaen County Borough Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

3 August 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Wrexham County Borough Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

3 August 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Vale of Glamorgan Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

3 August 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Swansea City and County Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

3 August 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

3 August 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Powys County Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

3 August 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Pembrokeshire County Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

3 August 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Newport City Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

3 August 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

3 August 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

3 August 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Isle of Anglesey County Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

28 July 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Gwynedd Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

28 July 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Flintshire County Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

28 July 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Denbighshire County Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

28 July 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Conwy County Borough Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

28 July 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Ceredigion County Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

28 July 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Carmarthenshire County Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

28 July 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Cardiff Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

28 July 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Caerphilly County Borough Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

28 July 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Bridgend County Borough Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

28 July 2020

Local authority annual performance review letter 2019/20: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

This letter summarises our evaluation of performance of social services (adults and children’s services) during 2019/20

28 July 2020

Joint inspection of Newtown Community Mental Health Team within Powys Teaching Health Board and Powys County Council

We worked with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) on a thematic review exploring how the service met the Health and Care Standards (2015) and the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014

21 July 2020

Early help, care and support, and transition for disabled children: Conwy County Borough Council

Our findings and recommendations for disabled children’s services in Conwy County Borough Council

13 March 2020

Early help, care and support and transition for disabled children: Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Our findings and recommendations for disabled children’s services in Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

6 March 2020

Inspection of Older Adults Services: Bridgend County Borough Council

Our findings and recommendations for Older Adult Services in Bridgend County Borough Council

24 December 2019

Inspection of Older Adults Services: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Our findings and recommendations for Older Adult Services in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.

24 December 2019

Inspection of Older Adults Services: Isle of Anglesey County Council

Our findings and recommendations for Older Adult Services in Isle of Anglesey County Council

7 October 2019

Inspection of Older Adults Services: Torfaen County Borough Council

Our findings and recommendations for Older Adult Services

3 October 2019

Inspection of Older Adults Services: Monmouthshire County Council

Our findings and recommendations for Older Adult Services

21 August 2019

Inspection of Older Adults Services: Denbighshire County Council

Our findings and recommendations for Older Adult Services

15 August 2019

Inspection of Older Adults Services: Carmarthenshire County Council

Our findings and recommendations for Older Adult Services

7 August 2019

Local authority annual performance review letter 2018/19: Wrexham County Borough Council