Home Care / Domiciliary Care CQC Registration Documents

These requirements apply to home care or domiciliary care agencies registering to provide personal care only.

If you intend to provide additional regulated activities or other service types, you may need additional supporting documents.

Start with the current CQC instructions, then use the linked guidance below to prepare each document and check that the provider name, regulated activities, client groups, staffing and financial assumptions remain consistent throughout your application.

Supporting Autistic People or People With a Learning Disability?

You will also need:

You will also need to complete the relevant additional CQC form for providers of services for autistic people and people with a learning disability.

Documents CQC May Ask For

Keep the following documents ready in case CQC requests them. Do not automatically submit them with your initial application:

  • •Duty of Candour Policy
  • •Freedom to Speak Up / Whistleblowing / Confidential Reporting Policy
  • •List of Risk Assessments
  • •Person-Centred Care Planning Policy
  • •Reportable Incidents Policy
  • •Risk Management Policy
  • •Sample Care Contract
  • •Sample Care Plan
  • •Staffing Structure and Rotas
Check the official CQC Home Care requirements →

Need help preparing your Home Care CQC documents?

Care Compliance Expert can help you prepare the policies, procedures, business documentation and supporting evidence needed for your registration application.