Quality Standards

There are a number of different Quality Standards in existence that provide information and guidance to the VCS and help organisations to assess, evaluate and quality assure their services. Below are just few examples.

Charities Evaluation Services (CES)

The UK's leading provider of information and advice on quality and evaluation systems for the voluntary sector.  It provides training for voluntary organisations wishing to self-evaluate or implement a quality assurance system.  CES also provides the PQASSO quality assurance system for small organisations (see below).

Link to CES website

Hear by Right

A tried and tested standards framework for organisations across the statutory and voluntary sectors to assess and improve practice and policy on the active involvement of children and young people.

Link to Hear by Right website

PQASSO

PQASSO is the Charities Evaluation Services (CES) practical quality assurance system for small organisations, or for projects within larger organisations.

Link to CES website

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