# Send a Reg 44 report

Source: https://arccare.co.uk/help/reporting-inspection/send-a-reg-44-report
Last updated: 2026-10-28

You can send a report once it is signed off and locked.

## Who receives it

- **Ofsted** receives the PDF as an attachment. This is the only email ARC sends with an attachment.
- **The home** gets a read-only copy. On ARC it is filed in the home's Reports. On a home that uses the portal, it appears there.
- **Other recipients** (the Responsible Individual, the provider, the placing local authority) get an email with a link and no report text. The link opens the report for them to read.

A recipient must have confirmed their own email address first. Anyone who has not is skipped, and the send log says so.

## Limits

To stop misuse, each visitor can make 5 Ofsted sends and 50 link emails a day. If you reach a limit and need more, contact us.

## The send log

Every send is recorded: who, which version, when, and whether the link was opened. The log cannot be edited. If an email fails, the log shows it and you can try again. A resend does not make a second copy for anyone who already has one.

## After sending

The report stays locked. If something was wrong, say so in a new visit record or tell the home and Ofsted directly: a sent report is not changed.