Devon County Council is ready to respond to a notification from the Care Quality Commission at any time.
A notification to submit an information return within three weeks was received on 10 February 2025. We await a notification of an inspection visit.
Our step-up plan is designed to ensure we:
- meet CQC requests for information
- are able to timetable and facilitate an inspection process
- can communicate to stakeholders
- are able to receive and respond to a CQC report including making any necessary improvements
Our step-up team is ready to fulfil specific roles when called upon:
| Role | Lead | Deputy | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead manager | damian.furniss@devon.gov.uk | sarah.aggett@devon.gov.uk | Governance Coordination Self-assessment Liaison Response |
| Project manager | tim.leishman@devon.gov.uk | damian.furniss@devon.gov.uk | Timetabling Facilities Logistics |
| Project support | lorna.cook@devon.gov.uk | keri.blake-burke@devon.gov.uk | Support to lead manager Support to project manager Support to governance Support to communications |
| Communications | james.martin@devon.gov.uk | paul.giblin@devon.gov.uk | Stakeholder communications Briefing Debriefing |
| Information return | rachel.oster@devon.gov.uk | rebecca.billing@devon.gov.uk | Information return (documents) Ad hoc information requests |
| Data lead | james.gregory@devon.gov.uk | duncan.lidstone@devon.gov.uk | Information return (data) Ad hoc data requests |
| Case tracking | tina.ramage@devon.gov.uk | carolyne.hague@devon.gov.uk | Case selection Practice quality assurance Case audit support |
Other colleagues will be brought in to support the process as necessary and appropriate.
Any details CQC wishes to share with us regarding their inspection team will be published here.