Mapped to CQC
All 414 checks, mapped to the single assessment framework
Every audit question in MyCareCompliance is mapped to a CQC key question, a quality statement and the underlying fundamental standard. This page shows all 414 checks in full — the criterion itself, what an auditor is looking for, and the evidence you should be able to produce.
Last reviewed: September 2026. This guidance reflects CQC information available at the date above — always refer to cqc.org.uk for current regulatory requirements.
How the mapping works
Fundamental standards set the legal requirement. CQC's five key questions and 34 quality statements set how your service is assessed. Each of our checks sits under a quality statement and names the regulation it evidences, so a failed check tells you exactly which part of the framework is at risk.
- Every check names its regulation, key question and quality statement
- Each check carries auditor guidance describing what good and poor practice look like
- Each check lists the evidence categories an inspector would expect to see
- Failed checks become tracked improvement actions with an owner, due date and evidence
CQC checklist: coverage by key question
Use this as a readiness checklist. If you cannot evidence a quality statement below, that is the gap an inspector is most likely to find first.
Safe
179 checks8 quality statements covered
Effective
54 checks6 quality statements covered
Caring
18 checks4 quality statements covered
Responsive
44 checks4 quality statements covered
Well-led
119 checks6 quality statements covered
Evidence categories requested
These are the evidence types the checks ask for most often, with the number of checks that request each one.
The 34 quality statements
Each quality statement has its own page: the CQC we statement and every check that maps to it.
All 51 audit templates
Every audit template in the library, with the checks it carries and the quality statements it evidences.
Browse every mapped check
Search by keyword, regulation or audit name, or filter to a single key question.
Safe179 checks
Effective54 checks
Caring18 checks
Responsive44 checks
Well-led119 checks
Reference sources: CQC fundamental standards and CQC assessment framework.
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