North West
Liverpool is not Manchester’s plan
Liverpool and Manchester share the North West in Ofsted’s table. They do not share a planning authority. Liverpool City Council determines applications in the city. Knowsley, Wirral, Sefton and St Helens are separate.
A provider who has already opened in Manchester and wants a second home in Liverpool is starting a new location argument. The model of care can be familiar. The address has to be explained again.
Fiveways is based in Birmingham. This page is about the work in Liverpool, not a local branch.
Planning applications in this area are decided by Liverpool City Council.
- The North West’s 1,020 homes at 31 March 2025 are the context. They are not a Liverpool vacancy list.
- Property sourcing here starts with whether the building can support the children, and only then with whether the planning position can be described honestly.
- We have no Merseyside office. The phone number is the Birmingham one.
The work that usually belongs here
Questions that come up here
Can the same statement of purpose be reused from a Manchester home?
Only the parts that are actually true of the Liverpool service. A copied location section is one of the faster ways to create a problem you then have to troubleshoot.
Who regulates a supported living service for adults in Liverpool?
If personal care is provided, that is CQC, not Ofsted. Ofsted’s interest is children’s homes and its own supported accommodation scheme for 16 and 17 year olds.
Nearby, and not the same
- Manchester — The largest regional count. Still one address at a time.
- Birmingham — Visits are arranged at the service.
- West Midlands