TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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Last updated: June 2026

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By accessing our website or engaging our services, you agree to these Terms and Conditions.

 

About our services

Dignity, Quality & Safeguarding Advisory Service provides independent safeguarding, quality and governance advisory services to care providers operating in the United Kingdom. Our services include quality assurance reviews, safeguarding support, governance consultancy, reflective practice facilitation, and related advisory services as described on our website.

 

Our services are advisory in nature. We do not assume management, operational, or regulatory responsibility for any care service. Responsibility for implementing recommendations and ensuring legal compliance remains with the registered provider and registered manager at all times.

 

Website use

You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of others. You must not use the website in any way that may damage or impair its functionality, attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the website or its related systems, transmit any unsolicited or unlawful material, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation when making contact.

 

Intellectual property

All content on this website including text, frameworks, tools, reports, logos, and design is the intellectual property of Dignity, Quality & Safeguarding Advisory Service unless otherwise stated. You may not reproduce, distribute, or use our content for commercial purposes without our prior written consent.

Reports, action plans, and documents produced as part of our advisory services remain our intellectual property. Clients are granted a licence to use these for the purposes of improving their service. They may not be shared with third parties, published, or used commercially without written permission.

 

Service agreements

Any formal engagement of our advisory services will be governed by a separate written service agreement. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and a signed service agreement, the service agreement will take precedence.

 

Limitation of liability

We provide advisory services based on professional judgement and best available evidence at the time of assessment. We are not liable for decisions made by care providers following receipt of our advice or reports, regulatory outcomes, inspection ratings, or enforcement action, or any indirect, consequential, or incidental loss arising from reliance on our services.

Our total liability to any client shall not exceed the total fees paid for the specific service in question.

 

Third party links

Our website may contain links to third party websites for reference purposes. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or accuracy of information on any external website.

 

Governing law

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

 

Changes to these terms

We reserve the right to update these Terms and Conditions at any time. The current version will be published on our website. Continued use of our website following any update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

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Contact

For any queries about these Terms and Conditions contact us at info@dqsadvisory.co.uk