A similar analysis was carried out for CQC ratings of adult social care and this is shown in Figure 30. The current relationship when outcome is simply plotted against population without controlling for other factors (based on CQC ratings available in September 2025) is shown below in Figure 30 and appears to show the emergence of a similar trend. Figure 31 (below) shows the regression analysis. There are fewer data points currently available here, given that this is a new inspection framework, and as such the results are less clear, and should be interpreted with more caution.
The flat line from the regression analysis indicates no relationship when other factors are controlled for, however this should continue to be monitored as more inspections are completed. Whilst not indicating the same positive relationship seen for Ofsted scores, this analysis can at least provide a degree of confidence that there is no negative relationship, i.e. that larger councils see lower inspection scores.
Figure 30: Distribution of CQC ratings by authority size
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