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Risk Assessment and Positive Risk Taking policy
For CQC-registered domiciliary care services · version 1.0 · last reviewed 1 June 2026
Risk is treated here as something to manage rather than avoid, with the legal and regulatory basis explained first. The policy sets out the assessment process step by step: identifying hazards and who may be harmed, evaluating risk, and choosing the least restrictive control measures. Recording, rating, communicating risk and enabling positive risk-taking complete it.
What this policy covers
- Our approach to risk — enabling, not restricting
- The legal and regulatory basis
- The risk assessment process
- Identifying hazards and who may be harmed
- Evaluating the risk
- Deciding control measures — least restrictive first
- Recording, rating and communicating risk
- Positive and enabling risk-taking
- Capacity, duty of care and defensible decisions
- Presuming capacity and respecting unwise decisions
- When capacity is in doubt
- Making and recording defensible decisions
Regulations and guidance it supports
Supports the fundamental standards at Regulations 9, 12, 17, 19 and 20 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
- Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Care Act 2014
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Equality Act 2010
- UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018
Common questions
- Is the risk assessment and positive risk taking policy CQC-aligned?
- Yes. It is written and reviewed by practising UK compliance consultants against current CQC expectations, and supports the fundamental standards at Regulations 9, 12, 17, 19 and 20. It is a controlled starting-point document that you adapt to your own service — you remain the accountable provider.
- Can I download and edit this policy?
- Yes. It downloads as Word (.docx) or PDF with your company name, registered manager, CQC ID and address already filled in on the cover page and throughout the document. The Word version is fully editable.
- Can I buy this policy on its own?
- Policies are sold as a complete library rather than individually, because CQC expects a coherent set that cross-references properly — a single policy in isolation creates gaps. The domiciliary care library contains 141 policies and can be bought outright as a one-off purchase and kept permanently.
- How often is it reviewed?
- The library is re-reviewed every six months and after any material regulatory change. This policy was last reviewed 1 June 2026, and is at version 1.0. Updates reach you automatically, so downloads always reflect the current version.