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This monitoring visit

The home was judged to require improvement at their full inspection and at their interim inspection had a declined in effectiveness. Serious concerns about the leadership and the quality of care were found. Two compliance notices were issued and a number of further regulatory requirements and recommendations were raised. Both compliance notices were followed up at this monitoring visit.

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This monitoring visit

The responsible individual has made the decision to close the home. There are no longer any young people living in the home. The young person placed long term has moved with the agreement of their placing authority to another home managed by the same organisation. Only one member of staff remains working at the home, which is due to end on 19 February 2016. The manager of the home had not completed their registration with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

Both the compliance notices were based on the leadership and management quality standard. The responsible individual was required to take steps to ensure that there are sufficient staff and that those staff are trained and supported well enough to adequately meet young people’s emotional and behavioural needs. The responsible individual action was to close the home. He said: ‘I have to recognise this went wrong and I wanted to recruit a good manager and staff and that failed.’

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There has been some good preparation for the placement move of the young person. This has included new staff receiving relevant training in advance, so that the young person needs can be well met from the outset. The responsible individual has also ensured the organisation has prepared risk assessments and behaviour management plans before the placement began so that staff would confident from the start.

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Information about this children's home

The children’s home is part of a small private company. It provides care for up to three children or young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the home since their last Ofsted inspection. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. 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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