National Preventive Mechanism Eighth Annual Report 2016–17 The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) continued to lead the joint inspections of England’s secure training centres (STCs) and to inspect and regulate secure children’s homes (SCHs) in England. Ofsted published a new Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF) in February 2017, under which secure children’s homes are now inspected.141 It focuses on evaluating the experiences and progress of children and what makes the most difference to their lives, and expressly states that all SCCIF inspections must take into account the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The SSCIF also references the contribution of inspections to OPCAT and Ofsted’s responsibilities as a member of the NPM. The development of the SSCIF took into account Ofsted’s findings from its contribution to the NPM survey on isolation in secure settings. In both STC and SCH inspections, inspectors now evaluate the use of single separation. The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) visited all mental health and learning disability wards in Northern Ireland on at least one occasion during the year, conducting a total of 55 inspections. RQIA also screened patient detention, assessment and holding forms, which the five Health and Social Care (HSC) trusts are required to submit: 10,988 forms were examined with an error rate of 3.9%. As a result of RQIA intervention, the detention of seven patients who were improperly detained was terminated. In addition, RQIA undertook focused work in two areas throughout the year, conducting an independent review of services for women in Northern Ireland who experience mental ill health during or after pregnancy (perinatal mental health) and publishing a report on the findings of the administration of electroconvulsive therapy by the five HSC trusts in Northern Ireland for the period from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2016. In March 2017, RQIA hosted a knowledge exchange event with care regulators from across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, which included NPM members (CQC, CI and Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales) and other organisations (the Health Information and Quality Authority). The event allowed organisations to hear about best practice in regulation and to learn from the experience of other regulators. In addition to making a number of submissions to international bodies throughout the year, the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC), prepared a factsheet and provided recommendations for the public on detention, hate crime and human trafficking. 141. Ofsted, 2017, Social care common inspection framework, www.gov.uk/government/collections/social-care-commoninspection-framework-sccif [accessed 13/11/17]. 64