Governance Maturity Assessment: Evaluate Leadership, Assurance and Board Oversight in Adult Social Care

Governance Maturity Assessment (Beta Version 1)

This free beta tool helps UK adult social care providers assess governance capability, leadership oversight, organisational accountability, risk management and assurance maturity.

The assessment generates an overall governance maturity score, individual domain findings, assurance recommendations, risk oversight priorities, board effectiveness prompts and a staged governance improvement roadmap.

This tool provides general governance and assurance guidance only. It does not replace professional judgement, legal advice, CQC requirements, commissioner specifications, safeguarding duties, employment advice, information governance requirements or local policy.

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Organisation Name Primary Service Type Supported Living Learning Disability Services Autism Services Domiciliary Care / Homecare Older People / Dementia Services Mental Health Services Physical Disability Services Acquired Brain Injury Services Complex Care at Home Residential Care Nursing Care NHS / Integrated Community Services Multi-Service Adult Social Care Provider Other Adult Social Care Service Organisation Scale Single service or location Small provider — 2 to 5 services Medium provider — 6 to 20 services Large provider — more than 20 services Multi-regional or national provider Local authority, NHS or integrated system Not specified Your Role Please select... Registered Manager Provider Director / Responsible Individual Chief Executive / Managing Director Operations Manager Quality / Compliance Lead Service Manager / Team Leader Safeguarding Lead Workforce / HR Lead Board Member / Trustee Commissioner / Contract Manager Consultant Other Prefer not to say Assessment Scope Whole organisation Individual registered service Regional or operational division Board and executive governance Quality and compliance function Governance recovery or improvement programme Tender, due diligence or commissioner assurance Primary Assessment Purpose Routine governance review CQC inspection readiness Board effectiveness review Governance improvement planning Provider growth or organisational expansion Commissioner or contract assurance Post-incident or safeguarding review Organisational recovery Leadership transition Merger, acquisition or due diligence Confidence in the Evidence Used High — responses are supported by current evidence and multiple sources Moderate — most responses are supported, but some evidence gaps remain Low — responses rely mainly on perception or informal knowledge Unclear — evidence has not yet been tested or triangulated Current Organisational Position Stable and performing well Stable but seeking stronger assurance Growing or changing organisationally Experiencing operational or workforce pressures Responding to commissioner or regulator concerns In formal recovery or improvement Following a serious incident or safeguarding concern Not specified Known Governance Concerns Governance Context and Current Challenges Main Governance Improvement Priorities Evidence Reviewed or Available Additional Notes Generate Governance Maturity Report

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