CCTV guidance questionnaire
As part of our ongoing work to support safe, ethical and person-centred use of digital technologies in care, we are exploring how cameras, CCTV, audio recording devices and sensor-based monitoring equipment are currently being used across services.
We know these technologies can offer real benefits, from improving safety to supporting people’s independence. However, we also hear that the legal and ethical landscape can feel unclear — particularly around data protection, consent, privacy, and what to do when families install monitoring devices in someone’s home.
To help us shape clear, practical and accessible national guidance, we are asking providers to take part in a short questionnaire about their experiences. Read more here.
Book your place for ‘Information session and promise update: Care homes for children and young people and special residential schools’
We are holding an online information session for providers, managers and staff working in care homes for children and young people or special residential schools. At this session, we will share our updated quality framework as well as information on self-evaluation and our approach to inspection for the 2026/27 inspection year. There will also be an opportunity to hear about quality improvement support programmes.
Latest news and information from other organisations
Food Standards Scotland: receiving updates on dietary advice
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) recently established a Scottish Dietary Advice Forum to coordinate the risk management process for public health nutrition advice in Scotland. Bringing together experts from Scottish Government, Public Health Scotland, the NHS and FSS, the forum provides a collaborative approach to reviewing and updating dietary advice in Scotland. It aims to ensure that any new or updated dietary advice reflects the wider policy implications and is disseminated and implemented efficiently and consistently across national resources, in alignment with Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) recommendations.
To achieve this, they are seeking to better understand where our stakeholders and partners access up‑to‑date advice on diet and nutrition. They have created a short survey exploring the sources you currently rely on, and how you would prefer to receive future updates on dietary guidance in Scotland. The survey takes only a few minutes to complete and closes on Friday 20 March.
We now publish our Provider Updates every three weeks and focus our content on Care Inspectorate news and activity.
We encourage services to follow us on social media, regularly check our website and The Hub as well as the social media and websites of other relevant organisations, to keep up to date with the latest news and guidance.
You are receiving this newsletter as we have an obligation to share relevant information and guidance with you as a registered service with the Care Inspectorate. Find out more about our work at www.careinspectorate.com
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