An annual inspection into Bradford Council’s adult services has seen the department being awarded the top grade for its work for the second year in a row.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given the service a grade four, excellent rating, which means it is “delivering well above the minimum requirements for people”.

The service has been graded as excellent in four out of seven categories – improved health and well-being, making a positive contribution, increased choice and control and freedom from discrimination or harassment. In the other three areas of improved quality of life, economic well-being and maintaining dignity and respect it scored well.

Inspectors praised the Council for remaining committed and supportive of adult social care and for providing free Telecare – a range of electronic sensors which enable older people and people with dementia to live independently but with the protection of social care professionals being alerted if they fall or have an accident.

The Council’s adult protection arrangements were highlighted as “robust with good multi-agency support”.

Its work to modernise services for people with learning disabilities and progress in the ‘personalisation’ of services – a national drive to give people more choice and control over the type of care they receive – were also singled out.

The report also stressed the need to continue to modernise and develop learning disability services.

Councillor Amir Hussain, executive member for social care, said: “This report is a fantastic tribute to all the hard work of staff in adult services. The fact that we have had this top rating for two years in a row shows the quality of care people are receiving in the district.” The Care Quality Commission, which is the independent regulator of health and social care in England, publishes the full report today at cqc.org.uk.