Accreditation

All non-statutory providers funded by Supporting People have to be accredited. The Department for Communities and Local Government guidance means that:

• All independent sector providers must be accredited. 
• Contracts are invalid without an up to date accreditation certificate.
• The purpose of the accreditation process is to ensure that the organisation is capable and competent of delivering services to specific customers.

The five criteria are as follows:

• Criteria one: Financially viability
• Criteria two: Competent administration procedures
• Criteria three: Effective employment policies
• Criteria four: Robust management
• Criteria five: Competence/track record

Criteria two, three and four may be passported in some instances. However, both one and five must always be assessed in full.

For further details, contact the team.

This page was last updated on 21 December 2011