Children's Home run by New Horizons (Stockport) Limited in Manchester

Information about this children’s home

The home is registered for five young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties. It is a privately owned and managed home and is one of three homes owned and run by the organisation.

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Statutory Requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered person(s) meets the Care Standards Act 2000, Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Reg. Requirement Due date

5 ensure if a registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans (Regulation (5)©) specifically in relation to independent return home interviews 30/05/2015

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11 ensure that children are helped to develop and to benefit from relationships based on mutual respect and trust; and understanding about acceptable behaviour; and positive responses (Regulation 11 (1) (a)(b)(c)) 30/05/2015

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12 ensure that staff take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare (Regulation 12 (2)(iv)) 30/05/2015

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13 ensure the registered person enables , inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that helps children aspire to fulfil their potential and promote their welfare and ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate; ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child (Regulation 13 (2)(b)(d)) 30/05/2015

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Reg. Requirement Due date

16 Ensure the children’s home statement of purpose 30/05/2015 covers the matters listed in Schedule 1. Including the details of the management and staffing structure of the home and the registered person must keep the statement of purpose under review and where appropriate revise it; and notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28 days of the revision (Regulation 16 (1) (3)(a)(b)) 28 Ensure having regard to the size of the home, it’s statement of purpose, and the number and needs of the children, the person has the appropriate experience, qualifications and skills to manage the home effectively and lead the care of the children (Regulation 28 (1)(b)(i)) 30/05/2015

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Reg. Requirement Due date

40 The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation: an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious (Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)) 30/05/2015

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation(s):

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Recommendations

 ensure the registered person should only accept placement for children where they are satisfied that the home can respond effectively to the child’s assessed needs as recommended in the child’s relevant plans and where they have fully considered the impact that the placement will have on the existing group of children. (11.4)

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Recommendations

 ensure staff have effective training regarding child sexual exploitation (10.11)

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Information about this inspection

The home was judged good at the last full inspection on 24 July 2014 and sustained effectiveness at the interim visit on 17 March 2015.

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Information about this inspection

Concerns have been raised with Ofsted in relation to how well the home safeguards young people, supports and promotes positive behaviours, staffing levels and leadership and management of the home.

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Information about this inspection

A monitoring visit was carried out to address these concerns.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000.

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Summary of findings

This inspection found a number of breaches in regulations. These impact on the overall care and support young people receive. When young people are admitted to the home, robust matching is not undertaken to ensure their needs and those of the other young people already living at the home can be effectively met. Staff support is provided through a core staff team supplemented by relief and agency staff. This impacts on the continuity of care provided and the opportunity for young people to form positive attachments. Behaviour management plans are in place for each young person. However, all staff do not adhere to these and this has led to the behaviours of some young people escalating, staff not being able to safely manage these behaviours, resulting in young people and staff being at risk of harm.

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Summary of findings

All young people have detailed missing from home risk assessments in place to outline the procedure to follow if a young person leaves the home without permission. Staff adhere to these and where there has been a shortfallthe Registered Manager has taken appropriate action to address this. However, upon return to the home, independent return home visits are not routinely provided for young people to explore the reasons for their missing from home, identify any additional risks, including child sexual exploitation, and to inform future practice and necessary support.

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Summary of findings

Significant events have not been notified to relevant agencies in a timely manner. This includes the local authority designated officer (LADO) or Ofsted, the regulatory body. This does not ensure action taken by the home addresses areas of concern in a robust and transparent manner to safeguard young people. Action is necessary to address and improve practice at the home. This includes robust leadership and oversight of the home by the Registered Manager to promote the welfare of young people. Staff must be suitably trained, supported and sufficient in numbers to provide care to enable young people to aspire to fulfil their potential ,and to enable them to develop positive relationships and attachments. The Statement of Purpose must be kept up-to-date to reflect the current staffing arrangements in the home and staff qualifications, skills, and experience. This is a key document which enables placing authorities to have information about the home

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Summary of findings

and the services provided to meet individual needs of young people.

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Summary of findings

Young people must have the opportunity, following an episode of missing from home to have an independent return home interview. Where these do not occur or there is a delay, staff must challenge the placing authority to enable these to be undertaken in a timely manner, to explore the reason for their absence.

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Summary of findings

The Registered Manager needs to ensure Ofsted and other relevant agencies are informed when serious events occur, for example, when young people are involved in child sexual exploitation. This enables effective oversight and monitoring by the regulator as well as ensuring those people with and interest in the safety and welfare of young people are informed to enable them to provide intervention and support as required. the guidance raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted . If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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Summary of findings

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Summary of findings

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