Not Rated

ESPA Agency

Sunderland, SR5 · Established 10/0 · Operated by Education and Services for People with Autism Limited

A CQC-regulated home-care provider serving Sunderland, registered since 10/0. Rated Not Rated at its most recent CQC inspection.

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What the CQC found

The five questions inspectors ask, and how ESPA scored.

Safe

Not Rated

People are protected from abuse and avoidable harm.

Effective

Not Rated

Care achieves good outcomes and quality of life.

Caring

Not Rated

Staff treat people with compassion, dignity, respect.

Responsive

Not Rated

Services are tailored to people's needs.

Well-led

Not Rated

Leadership and culture support quality care.

In their own words: what inspectors said

“Robust recruitment processes including DBS checks, application forms, interviews and reference checks”
CQC inspection report, Oct 2021

“Registered manager described as approachable, accessible and visible, providing a positive role model”
CQC inspection report, Oct 2021

“Comprehensive quality assurance programme with daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly audits”
CQC inspection report, Oct 2021

Inspection history

The trajectory matters as much as the latest rating.

Dec 2025
Not rated
Date of Assessment: 12 August to 11 November 2025. ESPA Agency provides personal care to people living in supported living accommodation, with a learning disability or autistic spectrum disorder. At the time of the assessment 7 people received personal care ac…
Dec 2025
Not rated
Date of Assessment: 12 August to 17 October 2025. ESPA Agency provides personal care to people living in their own homes, with a learning disability or autistic spectrum disorder. At the time of the assessment 4 people received personal care in the community.…
Oct 2021
Good
ESPA Agency received a Good rating across all five key questions at its first rated inspection in March–May 2018, demonstrating safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led care for adults with autism spectrum disorder. One recommendation was made to adopt…
Oct 2020
Not rated
ESPA Agency received its first inspection since recommencing operations on 1 December 2016, with only 15 people in receipt of personal care at the time; the service was inspected but not rated across all five key questions. No regulatory breaches were identifi…
Nov 2013
Not rated

Source: CQC inspection reports under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Services offered

What ESPA does

✓Homecare agencies
✓Supported living

Services as registered with the CQC. Specifics vary; ask the agency directly.

Areas served

Where they cover

Registered at SR5 3RL in Sunderland. Service area not formally published; we recommend asking the agency directly when requesting a quote.

SR5

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