Regulatory Action Archives – Ridouts Solicitors

Every Interaction Counts: The Making Of A Regulatory History

Articles & Publications, News / By Samantha Guest

Where police, prosecutors and criminal courts rely on a defendant’s criminal history to support its prosecution, a regulator places the same reliance on a provider or professional individuals’ regulatory history. While a criminal history requires a formal conviction before it will be considered as part of an individual’s history, a regulatory history does not have …

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CQC Fine Average Increases by 242% to more than £550,000

News / By Jennifer Durbin

Analysis conducted by Shakespeare Martineau reveled that CQC prosecution and fining of care homes has increased post-pandemic. The data showed that compared to pre-pandemic (2017-2019), CQC prosecutions have increased by 50% post-pandemic (2020-2022), rising from 30 to 45. Further data reveled that the average fine is now in excess of £550,000 compared to £160,000 pre-pandemic, …

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An Unexpected Foe: Coping with a Commissioning Body’s Reaction to Adverse Regulatory Action

Articles & Publications / By Jenny Wilde

Providers of health and social care services are all too aware of how vital their relationships are with stakeholders. Often they prioritise their relationships with the CQC or Ofsted because regulation underpins all other areas of service provision, however, providers should not underestimate the enormous impact local authority / CCG commissioner relationships and interactions have …

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