Guidance for non-maintained settings: the factual accuracy check

This document offers guidance to settings on the specific focus of the factual accuracy check. It also clarifies how Estyn and CIW will respond to any issues raised by the setting through this process for joint inspections.

Estyn and CIW expects all inspection reports to be factually accurate and to set out inspection findings and narrative explaining judgements clearly and unambiguously.

Usually, Estyn and CIW reports set out their findings accurately. However, on occasions, a factual inaccuracy may occur in a draft report or the setting may perceive that the report does not convey the findings clearly. We liaise with settings through the process of the factual accuracy check to address these issues.