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Independent Review into Children's Social Care
Posted by Gwen Backhouse on 23 May 2022

Review into Children's Social Care.
ICHA AGM - 9 June 2022
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 9 May 2022

Outline of ICHA AGM 9 June 2022
Introduction to Paragon Skills
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 23 Mar 2022

Collaboration with Paragon Skills
Wales ICHA Press Release – CMA report response (10 Mar 2022)
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 18 Mar 2022

ICHA response to the CMA report and Wales providers not-for-profit
Media Release ICHA Response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Report (10 Mar 22)
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 10 Mar 2022

Press Release in response to CMA Report - 10 March 2022
ICHA Position Statement: Costs & Profit in Children's Residential Care (9.3.22)
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 9 Mar 2022

ICHA Position Statement: Costs & Profit in Children's Residential Care
Registering children’s homes in an emergency: priority applications
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 28 Feb 2022

Ofsted update re registering children's homes in an emergency: priority applications
Media Release - The ICHA's response to the government’s analysis of the unregulated national standards consultation
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 17 Dec 2021

ICHA's response to the government’s analysis of the unregulated national standards consultation
PSSRU Report 2021 final (pages 71 & 72)
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 17 Dec 2021

Unit Costs Report 2021 - Final version for publication 17.12.21
ICHA Media Release: National Standards on Unregulated Provision (15.12.21)
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 15 Dec 2021

National Standards on Unregulated Provision
ICHA Response to the Care Review Call for Ideas December 2021 (14.12.21)
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 14 Dec 2021

ICHA Response to Care Review
Media Release - ICHA submission to Care Review's Call for ideas (14.12.21)
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 14 Dec 2021

Media Release - ICHA submission to Care Review's Call for ideas (14.12.21)
Flyer - EY Foundation Beyond Your Limits - UoW Programme
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 24 Nov 2021

Flyer - EY Foundation Beyond Your Limits - UoW Programme
BBC News - Children in care in England could hit almost 100,000 by 2025
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 22 Nov 2021

News Article & on BBC TV
ICHA's response to CMA Interim Report
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 11 Nov 2021

ICHA Response to CMA Interim report (11.11.21)
DHSC Letter - Vaccination as condition of deployment in social care (3.11.21)
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 3 Nov 2021

Letter from Depf of Health & Social Care re Vaccinations as a condition of deployment in Social Care
Advert - Deputy CEO (Closing Date: 11 November 2021)
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 1 Nov 2021

Advert for Deputy CEO Position
Press Release - Media Release - ICHA response to Ofsted’s examination of how groups of children’s homes work (1.11.21)
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 1 Nov 2021

ICHA response to Ofsted’s examination of how groups of children’s homes work (1.11.21)
ICHA Response to Ofsted’s Examination of How Groups of Children’s Homes Work
Posted by Press Office on 1 Nov 2021

The ICHA is aware that this piece of work by Ofsted is still in development and look forward to the final report.
Multi-building children’s homes: creating more capacity in the system - Yvette Stanley's Blog
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 1 Oct 2021

Yvette Stanley's Blog on Multi-building children’s homes: creating more capacity in the system (1.10.21)
The sufficiency enigma NCCTC presenationLC,PS
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 17 Sep 2021

ICHA Presentation at NCCTC - The sufficiency enigma NCCTC presenationLC,PS
CMA Decision not to make a market investigation reference into Residential Childcare 9/09/21
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 9 Sep 2021

Media Release on CMA Decision not to investigate Residential Childcare
ICHA response to the Case for Change
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 12 Aug 2021

ICHA response to the Case for Change (12.8.21)
ICHA's Response to Josh MacAlister's Letter to Government on the Spending Review
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 9 Aug 2021

Media Release - Response to Josh MacAlister's Letter to Government on the Spending Review (9.8.21)
Congratulations to Members receiving CYP Awards (4.8.21)
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 4 Aug 2021

Congratulations to those ICHA members and non-members on receiving CYP Awards
Invitation to DfE Staying Close learning events
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 3 Aug 2021

Invitation to Register - Staying Close Online Learning Events Autumn 2021
Press Release - ICHA Response to the Northeast Submission to the Care Review
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 29 Jul 2021

ICHA Response to the Northeast Submission to the Care Review (29.7.21)
ICHA Response to ' The Children’s homes workforce literature review' (12.7.21)
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 12 Jul 2021

ICHA's response to the Children’s homes workforce literature review and call for evidence on 12 July 2021
ICHA Response to the Times - “Firms charging £10,000 per week to look after single child in care” (17.6.21)
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 17 Jun 2021

ICHA Response to the Times (17.6.21)
ICHA's Response to 'The Case for Change'
Posted by Lynn Hollingworth on 17 Jun 2021

Response to the Care Review's 'The Case for Change' (17.6.21)