Children's home run by Tumblewood Project Limited in Wiltshire

This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was completed following an interim inspection of the home on 22 March 2016, when it was judged declined in effectiveness. A compliance notice was subsequently issued on 30 March 2016. The purpose of this visit was to monitor whether the requirements for the compliance notice issued in relation to Regulation 12, the Protection of Children standard, had been met. An incident occurred on 12 March 2016 where three young people locked themselves in a bedroom, resulting in bullying and abuse. The head of care and the interim manager carried out an investigation of this incident. However, they did not robustly examine all of the issues regarding the incident. These issues include practical solutions as to how staff will access bedrooms when the door is locked and young people inside the room are unsafe, why young people were arrested and taken to the police station without staff present and a lack of adherence to

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safeguarding procedures following the incident. Managers said that the strategy requested by Ofsted relating to the locking of doors in the home is still being written. As a result, managers, staff and young people do not fully understand what the policy is in relation to accessing bedrooms, or any other rooms within the home, when the doors are locked. Without an effective strategy in place, Ofsted is not satisfied that staff are equipped with the knowledge to prevent such incidents from happening in the future and to keep young people safe. Since the previous inspection, Ofsted has not been notified about an allegation relating to a member of staff’s inappropriate use of physical intervention. During the monitoring visit, young people raised other concerns which are yet to be investigated. Accordingly, Ofsted cannot be satisfied that the protection of children standard is met. Ofsted has had correspondence with the registered provider with regard to

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matters identified during this monitoring visit. The registered provider has confirmed their attendance at a meeting with Ofsted to take place in due course; to discuss how the continued shortfalls will be rectified.

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Information about this children's home

This children’s home operates as a therapeutic community for a maximum of 15 girls with emotional and behavioural difficulties. The community is run by a private organisation offering residential care alongside therapeutic intervention, including counselling, play therapy and psychiatric support. Children and young people attend the on-site school.

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Statutory Requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered person 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 must comply with the given timescales.

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*12: The protection of children standard

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In order to meet the protection of children standard the registered person must ensure:

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that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe

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that staff assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child

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effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare (Regulation 12(1)(2)(a)(i)(vi)). *08/04/2016

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* This requirement is subject to a statutory requirement notice.

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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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