Guide

Who Needs to Register With CQC? Regulated Activities and Exemptions Explained Registration depends on what you do, not what you call yourself. Here is how CQC decides who must register, with the care-sector examples and exemptions. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 9 min read Explainer ✍️ CQCLogic Team ✅ Checked against CQC guidance 14 October … Read more

How to Change or Cancel Your CQC Registration: Locations, Activities, Managers and Closure Different changes need different applications, and some must be approved before you act. Here is the route for each, plus how to cancel a provider or manager registration. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 9 min read Practical guide ✍️ CQCLogic Team ✅ … Read more

CQC Prosecutions and Offences: Which Regulations Can CQC Prosecute? Not every breach is an offence. Here is the list: what CQC can prosecute without a warning notice, what needs harm, and what leads to other regulatory action. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 8 min read Reference guide ✍️ CQCLogic Team ✅ Checked against CQC guidance … Read more

CQC Urgent Suspension and Cancellation: Section 31 and Section 30 Explained CQC can act immediately when there is a serious, immediate risk. Here is how the urgent powers work, what they mean for your service and how to appeal. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 7 min read Explainer ✍️ CQCLogic Team ✅ Checked against CQC … Read more

CQC Notice of Proposal: How to Make Written Representations in 28 Days A Notice of Proposal is CQC telling you what it intends to do. You have 28 days to respond in writing. Here is how to do it well. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 9 min read Practical guide ✍️ CQCLogic Team ✅ Checked … Read more

CQC Regulation 9A: Visiting and Accompanying in Care Homes Explained Regulation 9A makes visiting a fundamental standard. Here is what care homes must do, when a restriction is allowed and how to keep your policy inspection-ready. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 8 min read Regulation guide ✍️ CQCLogic Team ✅ Checked against CQC guidance 14 … Read more

CQC Regulation 14 Nutrition and Hydration: What Care Providers Must Do Regulation 14 is about whether people have enough to eat and drink, in the way they want it and with the help they need. Here is what CQC expects and how to evidence it. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 9 min read Regulation guide … Read more

Do You Need Consent to Use Technology in Care? CQC Guidance on Sensors, Cameras and Wearables Falls sensors, door alarms, cameras and wearables all raise the same questions: whose consent, what must they be told and what if they lack capacity? 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 8 min read Practical guide ✍️ CQCLogic Team ✅ … Read more

CQC Regulation 18 Staffing: Staffing Levels, Training and Supervision Explained Regulation 18 asks two questions: do you have enough competent staff, and are they supported to do the job? Here is how to evidence both. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 9 min read Regulation guide ✍️ CQCLogic Team ✅ Checked against CQC guidance 14 October … Read more

CQC Regulation 15 Premises and Equipment: A Practical Guide for Care Managers Regulation 15 covers the building, grounds and equipment people live with every day. Here are its six requirements and the records that prove them. 📅 Published October 2026 🕐 9 min read Regulation guide ✍️ CQCLogic Team ✅ Checked against CQC guidance 14 … Read more