lashes2508 Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 Got mine twice I think as was going to check its authenticity , received second one as we broke up ! And to be honest I'm not going to rush to complete as still waiting for a refund and their response was way over 5 days 1 Quote
Bluebell76 Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 I haven't had one either - feeling worried now and in the minority! Quote
sunnyday Posted January 4, 2016 Author Posted January 4, 2016 I haven't had one either - feeling worried now and in the minority! I'm sure it won't be long before they 'catch up' with you ::1a Quote
AliceinWonderland Posted January 4, 2016 Posted January 4, 2016 was beginning to feel left out but received my email today. Can't fill it in though as it's in a protected mode and won't let me put any details in!! Ah well, will just have to wait until they send me a better version! Quote
Panders Posted January 4, 2016 Posted January 4, 2016 All done. Mine was in protected, but still managed to do it - are you clicking on it properly?? Quote
AliceinWonderland Posted January 4, 2016 Posted January 4, 2016 Think so, but it just kept coming up with messages about being read-only every time i clicked anywhere. Tried to unlock it but it wanted a password. This was on a Mac though so may try it tomorrow on the nursery computer, see if that makes a difference. Quote
NickyR Posted January 5, 2016 Posted January 5, 2016 Anybody else not had the email yet? We haven't had one!! Quote
kristina Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 Getting worried now as still not had one!! Had our Ofsted Inspection in November though and she checked through everything, so wondering if we are bottom of the pile to receive one! Either that or I've junked it!! Quote
Foreveryoung Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 Just finalised all our current details now can not find original letter! doh!!! does any one have the e-mail address to send the update details too pritty please Quote
Guest Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 I believe this is genuine! Mine dropped into my email box just before Christmas I have completed the questionnaire and returned it and it was returned back as they required a box I had missed completed. Quote
AliceinWonderland Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 Just finalised all our current details now can not find original letter! doh!!! does any one have the e-mail address to send the update details too pritty please registrationdetails@ofsted.gov.uk 1 Quote
Mouseketeer Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 Mines also failed muster as I didn't add committee dates of birth....wonder what they'd say if I told them I can't tell them due to data protection 5 Quote
lsp Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 Oh dear, we're not doing very well are we ??? 2 Quote
thumperrabbit Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 Oh dear, we're not doing very well are we ??? It's probably all of us who are committee run, that struggle more? I know i had to try and remind myself who was actually on the committee 2 Quote
lynned55 Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 I haven't got the remotest idea of my committees dates of birth. I don't think that's something I've ever had or asked- apart from when doing DBS forms. 2 Quote
Fredbear Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 I know it's ridiculous. On companies house we were even asked in the past for the eye colour of our trustee/ director/ committee members. Quote
thumperrabbit Posted January 7, 2016 Posted January 7, 2016 I haven't got the remotest idea of my committees dates of birth. I don't think that's something I've ever had or asked- apart from when doing DBS forms. I ask mine, I think it's needed for the Charity Commission when you add Committee on as Trustees Quote
lsp Posted January 7, 2016 Posted January 7, 2016 We collect personal info when new committee members are elected. You are right Thumper, it's needed for the Charity Commission. We also ask about any business interests etc. I think we made up a form to fill in so that it was all collected in one go. Fred bear, do you have dealings with companies house because you have changed your registration to CIO or something rather than old style registered charity? 1 Quote
lashes2508 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Got mours returned as not complete , only put names and dob of trustees not other committee members so asked them all , yet another job , maybe I will send them yet another letter regarding our refund! 1 Quote
Fredbear Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Hi Isp, sorry for the delay in replying. Have only just seen your query. We became an incorporated company with charitable status back in 2011 . This was a condition of a Capital Building Grant received from our LA. We were already a charity with a committee, so not much different there. However we are now accountable to Companies house and the Charity Commission which can be burdensome at times. We may well look at other easier options in the near future . Hope this helps. By the way sent our form back but haven't had it returned yet so fingers crossed we ticked all the right boxes. Edited January 13, 2016 by Fredbear Quote
Poohshouse Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Trying to fill in ours, can i ask, if you have a nominated person at one setting but not at another how do you complete section B? Have emailed to ask them but took 3 weeks to get the form in the first place! Quote
lsp Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Thanks Fred bear. Pooshouse. I have had mine returned because my nominated person does not match with what they have on record. Assuming every setting has a nominated person. Maybe you could phone and ask them to confirm who they have recorded on their records. Quote
thumperrabbit Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Thanks Fred bear. Pooshouse. I have had mine returned because my nominated person does not match with what they have on record. Assuming every setting has a nominated person. Maybe you could phone and ask them to confirm who they have recorded on their records. I tried to call ref a query that was sent back on mine - the automated telephone system says if your enquiry is reference the Ofsted Questionnaire then all queries should be emailed in reply to their response - I did that 8 days ago and they've still not responded! Quote
lsp Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Yes I also tried to ring and heard that but you could make a general enquiry to the helpline about committee member/nominated person (without mentioning the questionnaire) ???? 1 Quote
thumperrabbit Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Yes I also tried to ring and heard that but you could make a general enquiry to the helpline about committee member/nominated person (without mentioning the questionnaire) ???? So did you send an email? If so have you had a reply? Quote
lsp Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 No to be honest I haven't done anything at all! I will just change the name of nominated person to me and send back. I was going to query that I am not a committee member. Wait for it to come back again. Ofsted tennis!!! Quote
thumperrabbit Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 (edited) No to be honest I haven't done anything at all! I will just change the name of nominated person to me and send back. I was going to query that I am not a committee member. Wait for it to come back again. Ofsted tennis!!! Well 'big brother' is watching as i've just logged onto my emails and they've replied!!!! One query they have with me is 1 committee member DBS still not through and it on the DBS system it says 'pending' and has been since before Christmas, when she queried it with Capita they said it was fine it's just how long it takes sometimes! My other query is quite a biggie for lots of us I think?! and that is 1 committee member is staff and had a CRB done via Ofsted in the days when they did them; Ofsted say they have no record of her (I do and I have CRB date and number and therefore queried it) anyway Ofsted have replied saying for a committee member an old CRB is NOT enough - a committee member needs a DBS, complete an EY2 and MUST also be signed up to the update service The other odd thing I'm staff, committee and nominated person with the old style CRB and they've not queried me This questionnaire has opened a whole bag of worms, I think they're doing it to catch us out! Edited January 14, 2016 by thumperrabbit 1 Quote
lsp Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Oooooh spooky! I think that my staff member on committee was committee first then staff. She started by doing a student placement for an nvq when she was one of our parents. Quote
Fredbear Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Hi well I knew I spoke too soon. Ours has been returned too. It also said to query online any issues regarding the registration form update, but I phoned instead as I had specific questions I wished to ask that I wanted verbal clarification on. It appears from January 2016 I can no longer be named as the nominated person in our committee run group as I am not listed as a director, but the Manager.. Under our memorandum of articles a director can only be on the committee for a total of 6 years so that's no good is it. ( unless I retire in that time). We are most fortunate to have a new committee person/ director whom will hopefully be with us for quite a period of time and she has kindly offered to be the nominated person. She also has a childcare background so that's great for us. Don't know what the group will do in years to come. But hey ho resolved for now. Ofsted did say they will still talk to a manager about registration queries etc. Apparently it's all to do with a new small enterprise act. :( Quote
thumperrabbit Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 (edited) Oooooh spooky! I think that my staff member on committee was committee first then staff. She started by doing a student placement for an nvq when she was one of our parents. Which is exactly the same as my lady (and me actually) - originally committee then went to study and became staff but remained on committee so in my eyes no break of service, Ofsted CRB clearance so what's the issue? A VERY BIG ONE apparently I'm just going to get her to get a DBS done - just wondering whether to do mine to save all the heartache should an inspector decide I'm not legal either! If you get a DBS done as committee though, is it good enough to be staff? Edited January 14, 2016 by thumperrabbit Quote
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