Free CQC checklist template · Six-monthly
Statutory notifications check
A free 9-point checklist for every type of CQC-registered service. It evidences the CQC quality statement “Governance, management and sustainability” under the Well-led key question (Reg 17), as processes. Built from CQC. Answer each check below and download a PDF report, or print a blank form.
Checks
- Deaths of people using the service notified
- Serious injuries notified
- Abuse or allegations of abuse notified
- Incidents reported to or investigated by the police notified
- Events that stop the service running safely notified
- Absence of the registered manager for 28 days or more notified
- DoLS outcomes notified (care homes and hospitals)
- Changes to registered details submitted
- Notification log kept with dates and references
Official sources
CQC: Notifications (updated March 2026)
This checklist summarises the official guidance. Check the sources for the full requirements.
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Templates summarise official guidance as of October 2026. They do not replace it: always check the linked source for the full requirements. Audit Angel CQC is not affiliated with the Care Quality Commission.
Know your gaps before the inspector does.
Set-up takes ten minutes. Start with example evidence for your type of service, run your first audit, then replace the examples with your own.