An inspection pack
Young people living here, incidents, restraints, missing episodes since the last inspection, complaints and staff training, on one page.
Precinct Care
Ofsted inspection access and inspection pack
When Ofsted arrive, give the inspector read-only access to the home's records for the inspection days. Nothing to print, nothing to download, and every page they open recorded.
During an inspection, managers spend hours finding records, printing files and answering "can you show me". Precinct Care keeps an inspection pack ready all the time, and lets you give the inspector their own read-only view, on site or remotely.
Where we are: Precinct Care is in final development, shaped with registered managers, Responsible Individuals and Reg 44 independent persons. We are booking demonstrations now and taking a small number of pilot homes. The snippets on this page are from the working system, filled with made-up people and records.
See an Ofsted inspection in two minutes
How a registered manager gives an inspector read-only access, what the inspector sees in the inspection pack, and how the audit trail records every page they open.
Pressing play loads the video from YouTube. Everything shown is demo data: the homes, staff and young people are made up.
What the inspector gets
Records since the last inspection
Restraints, missing episodes, Reg 40 notifications, the Reg 45 review and Reg 44 reports, each one click away.
Young people's files, read-only
The inspector can open any young person's file. They cannot change anything.
Staffing
Roles, training, DBS and supervision. Staff recruitment files only if the inspector asks and you allow it.
Their name on every page
Every page shows the inspector's name as a watermark, so a screenshot can always be traced.
Access that ends on time
You choose when access ends, normally the end of the inspection, and you can remove it at any time.
Giving access takes a minute
The registered manager enters the inspector's name and official work email, chooses what they can see and when access ends. The inspector signs in with a one-time code sent to their official email, then a code to their phone. They don't need a Precinct account or password.
The inspection pack
The pack shows the home's registration, last inspection and grade, then the numbers inspectors ask about first. Every record listed opens read-only, and the home's audit trail shows exactly what was viewed and when.
The same pack works for CQC, the Care Inspectorate and CIW, with the right records for each.
Staffing, as a summary
Inspectors see a staffing summary with roles, DBS status and supervision, not the HR file. Qualifications and training are on the training matrix, which the inspector can open too.
Rehearse for Ofsted report cards
Ofsted consulted from 7 July to 28 September 2026 on report cards for children's social care, with phasing proposed from spring 2027. The proposal replaces the single overall judgement with a five-point scale for each area, from exceptional to urgent improvement, and adds an area on children's enduring relationships.
Precinct Care lets the registered manager rehearse now. For each area it shows how many records there are and suggests a point on the scale. The manager decides. This is a rehearsal on Ofsted's proposals, not the final framework: we will update the areas and scale when Ofsted publishes its response, and current inspections still use the SCCIF.
Children's enduring relationships
The proposed new area looks at relationships that last: family time, the people who matter to the child, keyworker continuity and staying in touch when they move on. Precinct Care shows this for each child from their file, so gaps are clear before an inspector asks.
Questions we're asked
Can an inspector download records?
No. Access is read-only, with nothing to download or print, and each page shows the inspector's name.
Can we give access before the inspector arrives?
Yes. You can start access from now or from a set time, and give it to an inspector working remotely.
Does this help with Reg 44 visits too?
Yes. Reg 44 independent persons get a similar read-only pass on the home's tablet. See Reg 44 visits.
See Precinct Care for yourself
Book a 30-minute demonstration. We'll show you the screens your staff, managers and inspectors would use.
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