How Long Does It Take Between a Notice of Proposal and a Notice of Decision?
Summary This article explains the usual timeline between receiving a Notice of Proposal...
How Gordons Helps Clients with Representations and Appeals
Summary This article explains how legal support from Gordons Solicitors can help care...
CQC Prosecution – What can CQC do and how can providers respond?
Over the past few years CQC has demonstrated its appetite for bringing prosecutions....
Factual Accuracy Challenges and Rating Reviews
Poppy Jackson, an Assistant Solicitor from our Health and Social Care Team and...
Case Study: How One Provider Successfully Overturned a Notice of Decision to close the location
Summary This article shares a real-world example (anonymised) of a provider who faced...
Recent Care Standards Tribunal decision has major implications for CQC’s approach to enforcement action
A recent Care Standards Tribunal decision – Westhope Limited v Care Quality Commission...
Navigating the funding gap for Nursery and Pre-School Providers in Summer 2025
Essential Learning Points It is undeniable that these are difficult times for Nursery...
Taking stock of CQC regulation in Spring 2025
The past 12 months have been a whirlwind time for providers regulated by...
CQC draft inspection reports
When reviewing CQC draft inspection reports, it is important to remind ourselves what...
Themes from Ofsted social care refusals of registration
Here at Gordons Partnership Solicitors, we regularly assist applicants for registration as providers...