Social Services Inspectorate

The content of our inspection programme is agreed following consultation with the Department, Boards, Trusts and outside professional, voluntary and other representative bodies.

The Central Personal Social Services Advisory Committee, established under the 1972 Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) order oversees the inspection programme. This Committee is comprised of representatives from professional, voluntary and educational bodies and its role is to make proposals for inspection and endorse the inspection programme. (These arrangements do not apply to the inspection of Criminal Justice Services.)

Agreement to the content of the programme is also sought from Ministers.