Setting SC425921

This monitoring visit

On the 03 February 2016 an interim inspection was undertaken by an inspector. This was to conduct an interim inspection and to monitor the three compliance notices and four additional requirements made at a monitoring visit conducted on the 29 December 2015. During this visit, the service had met two of the compliance notices and seven of the requirements. On the 25 February 2016 a monitoring visit was undertaken by an inspector. This was to evaluate the progress made in meeting the compliance notice regarding recruitment checks of all staff members. The visit found that a complete and thorough audit of all members of staff recruitment checks has been made. Previous shortfalls identified, such as a lack of evidence of relevant qualifications, and no verification of the reasons why staff have left previous employment working with children and young people have all been addressed. In addition, a clear procedure

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This monitoring visit

and policy is now in place to ensure that new employees working at the service, will have robust recruitment checks made prior to working with young people. As a result, all staff currently working in the home, have sufficient recruitments checks, ensuring that they are suitably vetted to work with children and young people. The compliance notice is met. The requirements made at the last inspection were not looked at during this inspection. These requirements have been re-made.

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Information about this children's home

This children’s home is owned and managed by a charitable organisation. It provides care and accommodation for six young people who have emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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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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Requirement Due date

(2)(a)(v) In order to meet the protection of children standard, the registered person must ensure that staff understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person. (vii) are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home's child protection policies. 19/02/2016

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must keep the statement of purpose under review and, where appropriate revise it. (Regulation 16 (3)(a)) 19/02/2016

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure for the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification, if by the relevant date, the individual has attained –the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) (" the Level 3 Diploma"); or a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma. (Regulation 32(4)(a)(b)) 26/02/2016

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Requirement Due date

The independent person must provide a copy of the independent person's report to HMCI. (Regulation 44(7)(a)) 19/02/2016

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating the quality of care provided for children, the feedback and opinions of children about the children's home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it. (Regulation 45(2)(a)(b)) 31/03/2016

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must review the appropriateness and 19/02/2016 suitability of the location of the premises used for the purpose of the children's home and take into account the views of, each relevant person. (Regulation 46(1))

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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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