https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/ Independent, dated regulatory updates for providers in England. Pre-launch review edition. en-gb https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/sector-assessment-frameworks/ https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/sector-assessment-frameworks/ Draft / pilot — CQC's four initial sector drafts propose supporting KLOEs, rating characteristics and judgements at key-question level without scoring. Piloting was scheduled for June–October 2026, with evaluation planned for November. The sources reviewed do not establish a universal commencement date. Reviewed 1 November 2026. Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/new-registration-form-and-email/ https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/new-registration-form-and-email/ Current guidance — CQC's current forms guidance requires new-provider applications, related manager applications and supporting documents to be submitted together by email. The provider portal is not the new-registration route. Incomplete or incorrect applications can be rejected; resubmissions do not retain their queue position. Reviewed 1 November 2026. Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/adhd-autism-diagnosis-announcement/ https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/adhd-autism-diagnosis-announcement/ Announced — legislation required — CQC announced that DHSC has asked it to regulate diagnosis-only ADHD and autism services once new regulations are in place. Current published scope guidance still distinguishes diagnosis without treatment from services that also provide treatment. The announcement does not itself create a new registration duty. Reviewed 1 November 2026. Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/event-healthcare-registration-window/ https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/event-healthcare-registration-window/ Staged implementation — Applications for relevant treatment of disease, disorder or injury at events opened on 7 September 2026. CQC advises submitting complete applications by 1 March 2027. Monitoring, assessment, inspection and enforcement under the new requirements begin on 6 December 2027. Reviewed 1 November 2026. Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/pbs-restraint-supporting-evidence/ https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/pbs-restraint-supporting-evidence/ Current guidance — CQC's supporting-document guidance requires a positive behaviour support policy for specialist services for autistic people and people with a learning disability. Its restraint-policy guidance also applies to those specialist services and, from 17 August 2026, ambulance services. Reviewed 1 November 2026. Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/assessment-priorities-and-aged-ratings/ https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/assessment-priorities-and-aged-ratings/ Operational update — CQC's May priorities distinguish service sectors, risks and rating age. Its August update reports more than 9,646 completed assessments against the earlier 9,000 target. These are operational updates, not a guaranteed timetable for a particular provider's next assessment. Reviewed 1 November 2026. Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/high-risk-cosmetic-procedures-consultation/ https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/high-risk-cosmetic-procedures-consultation/ Open consultation — The consultation, updated on 23 October 2026, proposes practitioner and age restrictions for specified high-risk procedures, with CQC oversight. It includes proposed changes affecting certain injectable, intravenous and laser procedures. The consultation and draft regulations are not the same as operative law. Reviewed 1 November 2026. Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/deprivation-of-liberty-2026-judgment/ https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/deprivation-of-liberty-2026-judgment/ Current legal position — DHSC guidance updated on 22 September explains the immediate effect of the Supreme Court's 2 June 2026 judgment. Assessment is multifactorial rather than an exclusive Cheshire West acid test. DoLS continues where applicable; Liberty Protection Safeguards have not replaced it. Reviewed 1 November 2026. Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/dspt-2026-27-version-9/ https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/dspt-2026-27-version-9/ Current requirements — DSPT 2026/27 version 9 is available, with a submission deadline of 30 June 2027. Category 1 uses the CAF-aligned route. Social care remains category 3 and GP practices category 4. Suppliers should follow the official classification criteria and the applicable non-CAF route. Reviewed 1 November 2026. Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/duaa-data-protection-provisions/ https://cqcaudit.me.uk/regulatory-watch/duaa-data-protection-provisions/ In force — ICO's 19 June 2026 update confirms that the Data (Use and Access) Act's data-protection provisions are in force. Providers should review current guidance, including subject-access searches and data-protection complaints, while continuing to meet their wider confidentiality and health-data obligations. Reviewed 1 November 2026. Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000