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Who we are

Who we are
Our work together

Our work together
CSSIW

CSSIW


Estyn

Estyn
HIW
HIW

HIW
WAO
WAO

WAO
 

Our work together

 
Our work together
Our work together

Joint and collaborative working between CSSIW, Estyn, HIW and the WAO has, in various forms, been going on for a number of years. The inspection, audit and review (IAR) bodies have always responded positively to opportunities to work together where it has been more efficient and effective to do so, for instance, in the Joint Reviews of Social Services that, until 2009, were carried out by CSSIW and the WAO.

Collaborative working has been stimulated and facilitated by frameworks such as the Wales Programme for Improvement and by voluntary initiatives such as the Concordat for Health and Social Care in Wales. Most recently the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 and the introduction of revised Standards for Health Services have provided a further stimulus for the main IAR bodies to review their joint working practices and identify the areas where changes are needed.

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The Strategic Agreement between CSSIW, Estyn, HIW and WAO builds on the work of recent years to:

 
The Strategic Agreement between CSSIW, Estyn, HIW and WAO builds on the work of recent years to:
The Strategic Agreement between CSSIW, Estyn, HIW and WAO builds on the work of recent years to:
  • make significant steps to establish and embed governance arrangements jointly between the four organisations;
  • better coordinate inspection, audit and regulation activities and eliminate duplication of activity with a strong emphasis on continuing to align work more closely where appropriate;
  • plan more effectively for collaboration; and
  • help public services bring about improvements to the citizens of Wales using the collective knowledge and resources of the four inspectorates.

Governed by clear principles and shared objectives, our collaboration must be visible and demonstrate the value it adds to our activities. The Strategic Agreement sets out how we will go on developing our collaborative working arrangements.

For more information about our work together – please go to what we do together.

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