Our annual return for 2025/2026
We are committed to openness, accountability and continual improvement across our children’s residential care services. This page provides access to our latest CIW annual return.
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Annual Return 2025/2026
Care Inspectorate Wales return
Transparency statement
The annual return helps share key information about how our regulated service operates, how quality is monitored, and how we continue to develop safe, nurturing and therapeutic homes for young people.
- Available as a PDF for viewing or download
- Prepared for the 2025/2026 reporting period
- Aligned with our commitment to quality assurance and accountability
Annual Returns
Our annual return is part of our commitment to transparent, well-governed and child-centred care.
Why we publish it
Our annual return provides a clear route for commissioners, professionals, families and partners to access information linked to our registered service and quality governance.
- Supports openness with partners and stakeholders
- Reflects our commitment to safe, nurturing homes
- Helps evidence continual review and improvement
- Connects regulatory reporting with everyday practice
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Service overview
Information about our residential care service, the young people we support, and the therapeutic foundations that shape our practice.
Governance
A focus on leadership, accountability, oversight and how our responsible individuals and managers support high standards.
Quality assurance
How feedback, review, auditing and learning are used to strengthen outcomes and drive service development.
Workforce & training
How we support staff capability, supervision, training and practice development across our homes.
Voice & feedback
How children, professionals, staff and stakeholders are listened to and how feedback informs future planning.
Improvement priorities
A forward-looking view of service development, learning and the actions that help us keep improving.
Our care commitment
The return should be read alongside our wider commitment to trauma-informed, relationship-based and child-centred care.
Full statutory detail
For the complete annual return, including the full submitted document content, please open or download the PDF below.
View the 2025/2026 Annual Return
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Questions about the return?
We welcome constructive questions from commissioners, professionals, families and partners. Please contact us if you need more information about the document or our services.
Safeguarding reminder
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