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CQC registration support that gets you approved.
End-to-end help with your new provider application — home care, supported living and residential services across England. We prepare your statement of purpose, policies and evidence, then coach you for the registered manager interview, so your application is right first time.
Everything included
Full application preparation and submissionStatement of purpose written for your serviceCQC-ready policy pack, tailored — not templatesRegistered manager application supportFit person interview coaching and mock questionsDBS and evidence checklist, managed for youResponses to CQC queries until your decision£0 to apply
CQC charges no upfront application fee — an annual provider fee applies once you're registered, based on service type and size.
10+ weeks
CQC's typical assessment window after you submit. Plan for 3–6 months end to end — preparation is where time is won.
5 key questions
Your application and interview are assessed against CQC's five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led.
Who this service is for
Whether you're starting from scratch or expanding, we shape the application around your service model.
New founders
Starting a home care agency, supported living service or care home — and registering with CQC for the first time.
New registered managers
Managers preparing their own application and fit person interview, with coaching from people who know what CQC asks.
Growing providers
Registered providers adding a new location, regulated activity or service type — or recovering from a refused application.
How we get you registered
A clear, managed path from first call to certificate — you focus on building your service, we handle the paperwork and preparation.
Book a free readiness call Scope and eligibility check
Week 1We confirm your regulated activities, service types and business structure, check your registered manager meets the requirements, and map exactly what your application needs.
Documents, policies and evidence
Weeks 2–5We write your statement of purpose, build a tailored policy pack, and prepare the evidence CQC expects — governance, safeguarding, recruitment, training and financial viability.
Application and DBS submission
Week 6We complete and submit your provider and registered manager applications, with CQC-countersigned DBS checks arranged and every declaration consistent across documents — the detail that prevents rejections.
Fit person interview preparation
While CQC assessMock interviews built around CQC's five key questions and your own statement of purpose, so you can evidence how your service will be safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
Decision, certificate and launch
Typically 10+ weeks after submissionWe respond to any CQC queries or requests for more evidence, and once you're approved we help you plan your first months of compliant operation — ready for your first inspection.
What you'll need before you apply
Incomplete applications are the most common cause of delay and rejection. We make sure every one of these is in place — and consistent — before anything is submitted.
Statement of purposeYour aims, regulated activities, service types and locations — the document everything else must match. A registered managerWith the qualifications, skills and experience for your regulated activities — plus their own application. 
CQC-countersigned DBS checksEnhanced DBS certificates for the right people, requested through CQC's route — not a standard check. 
Policies and proceduresSafeguarding, medication, complaints, recruitment and more — tailored to your service, not generic templates. 
Governance and quality systemsHow you'll audit, learn and improve — the evidence behind "well-led" at interview and beyond. 
Financial viability and premisesEvidence your service is financially sound, with premises or office arrangements that fit your service type. 
Not sure your application would survive assessment? That's what the free call is for.
20 minutes with a specialist. No pitch - you keep the plan either way.