Registered devices only
Precinct Care only opens on devices the provider owns and has registered. Personal phones and home computers are refused, even with the right details.
Precinct Care
Security and data protection in Precinct Care
Children's records are some of the most sensitive data there is. Precinct Care only opens on registered devices, uses faces instead of passwords, and records everything.
Precinct Care is built by QLine IT, a managed IT and cybersecurity company whose staff are all enhanced-DBS checked. We look after the networks and devices of children's homes already, and Precinct Care is designed around the same controls.
Where we are: Precinct Care is in final development, shaped with registered managers, Responsible Individuals and Reg 44 visitors. 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.
How records are protected
No passwords to share
Staff sign in and sign records with their face or fingerprint, so a colleague can't sign for them.
Encrypted, screen-locked devices
New devices must be encrypted and screen-locked before they are enrolled. Lost devices can be removed and wiped.
Access by role and home
Care workers see the young people in their homes. HR records and the audit trail are for managers.
An audit trail nobody can edit
Every sign-in, record opened and entry created, changed or synced. Nothing can be deleted, including by managers.
Visitors who leave no trace
Inspectors and Reg 44 visitors get read-only, time-limited access with one-time codes and a watermark.
Every attempt is recorded
The audit trail shows who did what, where, and on which device, across all of a provider's homes. Failed sign-ins and blocked attempts, such as someone trying to open a page outside their access, are flagged.
Registered devices
Managers see every registered tablet, laptop and phone, who last used it and when. A device can be removed and wiped in one step. A sign-in from an unknown computer is refused and logged.
Records kept for the right time
Retention is set by the provider's policy, following the regulations for each service. For example, adult care records are kept for 8 years after care ends, following NHS records guidance. Children's records are kept for the longer periods their regulations require.
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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