2nd May 2024

The 2023 Annual Report has been published

The annual report of the Quality and Supervisory Authority for Welfare for 2023 has been published.

19th April 2024

The Quality and Supervisory Agency of Welfare (GEV) concludes an investigation into a serious unexpected incident.

GEV has now completed an investigation into a serious unexpected incident that occurred at a treatment home run on the basis of the Child Protection Act no. 80/2002. According to the Quality and Supervisory Agency of Welfare Act no. 88/2021 (the GEV Act), the administration is required to publish inspection reports, or extracts from them, in an accessible and organized manner. Taking into consideration the privacy concerns of the person concerned, GEV does not believe it is possible to publish the report in its entirety but an extract will be published on the GEV website.

12th April 2024

Report on the treatment home in Varpholt and Laugaland removed from the website of GEV

In accordance with instructions in the Data Protection Authority ruling, the statement on the treatment home in Varholt and Laugaland has been removed from the website of GEV.

6th March 2024

GEV develops guidelines for municipal self-regulation of housing services

It has been decided to use the results of the research on housing assistance for disabled people to strengthen the internal supervision of the municipalities.

9th October 2023

The follow up on improvements in the running of Reykjadalur summer camp is completed

On 1 June 2023, the Quality and Supervisory Agency of Welfare published a report following the report of a serious incident at the summer camp in Reykjadalur. The follow-up of GEV on the work process of the summer camp has now been completed.

19th May 2023

Cooperation between GEV and the Ombudsman for Children

This week, Salvör Norðdal, the Ombudsman for Children, and Herdís Gunnarsdóttir, the director of the Welfare Quality and Inspection Authority, met with experts from both institutions.

1st January 2023

Estimated publication of a report on the treatment center in Varpholt and Laugaland

The Quality and Control Institute for Welfare (GEV) will in mid-September n.k. publish a report on the institute's survey of the treatment home in Varpholt and Laugalandi in the years 1997-2007.

12th December 2022

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7th October 2022

Leading lawyer position in GEV vacant

The Welfare Quality and Inspection Authority (GEV) advertises the position of the agency's Chief Counsel. It is a demanding and exciting job for a lawyer with leadership qualities. The position of Senior Counsel is directly assigned to the Director in the GEV organisational chart.

7th October 2022

A lawyer's free exciting and demanding job at GEV

The Welfare Quality and Inspection Authority (GEV) advertises the work of a lawyer at the institution. The Institute's legal team is a challenging and exciting job.