Quality and Supervisory Authority of Welfare

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The Quality and Supervisory Authority of Welfare supervises the quality and supervision of welfare services. The objective is that the services supervised by the Agency are sound, safe, and in accordance with the provisions of laws, regulations, rules, agreements, and guidelines.

Operating licence

Operating license for services in the field of child protection, for disabled people, for day care of children, urgent problems etc.

Reminders and complaints

Notifications, complaints and reports of serious unexpected events in welfare services for children, disabled people, elderly people, blind and visually impaired people and other groups.

Social Care Standards

GEV should develop Social Care Standards based on the best possible knowledge of policy areas in the Agency's scope of tasks.

Quality standards in services for disabled people

Quality standards explain how we want services for people with disabilities to be. The criteria are based on human rights. They help us make sure that all disabled people get the same quality service, wherever they live

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News and announcements

3rd October 2024

Quality and Supervisory Authority of Welfare (GEV) completes investigation into a serious unexpected incident

A study of a serious unexpected event that occurred during short-term retention in children has been completed.

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30th September 2024

Initial review of Child Protection Services in the City of Reykjavík completed

The GEV review of the quality of child protection services in Borgarbyggð revealed, among other things, blurred procedures, lack of instructions to staff and violations of the procedures of the Child Protection Act.

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