12th November 2024

Quality criteria work in social services in Iceland is progressing

The Gæða- og Eftirlitsstofnun velferðarmála (GEV) held workshop II on the development of quality criteria in social services in Iceland. It was a real honor and honor for a number of participants to participate in this important project.

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.

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.

11th July 2024

Opening hours GEV 15 July - 6 August

Due to summer holidays, the office of GEV will not have a regular opening hours on Suðurlandsbraut 24 in Reykjavík, from 15 July - 6 August. My pages on the website https://island.is/s/gev are always open and you can submit your requests, data, notifications and applications securely via the electronic portal on our website. We would like to point out that you can always contact us via gv@gev.is or by phone at 540 - 0040. All requests must be answered at the earliest opportunity.

3rd July 2024

Investigation of a serious unexpected incident that occurred in a work and rehabilitation center for disabled people has been completed

GEV has now completed an investigation into a serious unexpected incident that occurred at a work and rehabilitation center for disabled people, operated on the basis of Act No. 38/2018, on services for people with long-term support needs. According to Article 4(1) of the Act on the Quality and Supervision Authority of Welfare No. 88/2021 (the GEV Act), the Administration is required to publish the inspection reports, or extracts from them, in an accessible and organized manner. With reference to the strong privacy concerns of the person concerned, GEV does not believe it is possible to publish the full report but an extract will be published here on the GEV website.

31st May 2024

Start of work on quality criteria for social services

Great participation from a large number of participants was at the GEV workshop on quality criteria in social services. A lot of work was done and lively discussions took place which will be a contribution to the improvement of the service.

24th May 2024

Evaluation of the contracts for coordinated reception of refugees

The evaluation of the contracts for coordinated reception of refugees by the GEV showed that there are discrepancies in the implementation of the service by the municipalities and that the contract for the service had to be clearer and more precise.

23rd May 2024

Annual meeting 2024

Annual meeting of GEV 2024

2nd May 2024

The 2023 Annual Report has been published

The annual report of the Quality and Supervisory Authority for Welfare for 2023 has been published.

19th April 2024

The Quality and Supervisory Agency of Welfare (GEV) concludes an investigation into a serious unexpected incident.

GEV has now completed an investigation into a serious unexpected incident that occurred at a treatment home run on the basis of the Child Protection Act no. 80/2002. According to the Quality and Supervisory Agency of Welfare Act no. 88/2021 (the GEV Act), the administration is required to publish inspection reports, or extracts from them, in an accessible and organized manner. Taking into consideration the privacy concerns of the person concerned, GEV does not believe it is possible to publish the report in its entirety but an extract will be published on the GEV website.