Children's home run by Five Rivers Child Care Limited in Wiltshire

Unique reference number SC010769 Inspector Sandra Jacobs-Walls Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Registered person Five Rivers Child Care Limited Registered person address 47 Bedwin Street SALISBURY SP1 3UT

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Responsible individual Mausumi Maulik Registered manager POST VACANT Date of last inspection 09/12/2014 2 of 4 Inspection date 19/03/2015

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Previous inspection not judged Enforcement action since last inspection None

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This inspection

This home was judged adequate at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection the home was ‘not judged’ .

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This inspection

The home has been closed, with no children on roll since May 2014. The registered provider informed Ofsted via a telephone conversation on 19 March 2015 that the home will not be operational for at least the next three months. Should the home decide to accept placements they are required to inform Ofsted of their intention before they do so.

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This inspection

The previous Registered Manager left the service in August 2014 and there is currently no manager in place. The organisation is not currently recruiting to this post; any such appointment may be made once decisions are made with regard to the home's future purpose.

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This inspection

The home continues to conduct regulation 33 monitoring visits; subsequent reports are consistently forwarded to Ofsted as required. 3 of 4

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned by a private organisation who owns a number of children's homes. The home can provide care and accommodation for up to a maximum of three young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

09/12/2014 Interim not judged 13/01/2014 Interim satisfactory progress 13/05/2013 Full adequate 17/12/2012 Interim good progress

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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 Regulations 2001 and the National Minimum Standards. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Reg. Requirement Due date

7 (2001) appoint an individual to manage the children's home and give notice to the HMCI of the name of the person so appointed, and the date on which the appointment is to take effect. (Regulation 7(1)&(2)) 01/06/2015 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Reg. Requirement Due date

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What inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspections we make a judgement on whether the home has improved in effectiveness, sustained effectiveness, or declined in effectiveness since the previous full inspection. This is in line with the Inspection of children’s homes: framework for inspection.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this inspection is to assure children and young people, parents, the public, local authorities and government of the quality and standard of the service provided. The inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service and to consider how well it complies with the relevant regulations and meets the national minimum standards.

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Information about this inspection

The report details the main strengths, any areas for improvement, including any breaches of regulation, and any failure to meet national minimum standards. The judgements included in the report are made against the framework of inspection for children's homes.

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