Children's home in Hyndburn

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 28 June 2016. At this interim inspection the service is not judged .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home has been closed for eight months. The registered provider has indicated that the home will not be operational for a further three months from 7 March 2017.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

At the last inspection on 28 June 2016, fourteen requirements, resulting in the issue of two compliance notices and five recommendations, were made to improve practice within the home. These matters are restated at this inspection.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

At the time of this inspection, there is no current registered manager.

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Information about this children’s home

The children’s home is privately owned and offers care and accommodation for up to five young people who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties and/or learning disabilities.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

22/03/2016 CH – Interim Declined effectiveness

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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

Ensure that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. (Regulation 12 (1) (2) (b)) 07/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

Ensure that staff take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12 (1) (2) (a) (vi)) 07/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

Ensure that young people receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; that the child’s placing authority is contacted, and a review of that child’s relevant plans is requested, if the registered person considers that the child is at risk of harm or concerns that the care provided for the child is inadequate to meet the child’s needs. (Regulation 14 (1) (a) and 2 e) (i)) 07/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

Ensure that staff understand the barriers to learning that each young person may face and take appropriate action to help the young person overcome such barriers; and, help each young person to attend education in accordance with the expectations in the young person’s relevant plans. (Regulation 8 (2) (iii) (x)) 07/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

Ensure that young people understand acceptable behaviour and that staff are able to meet each young person’s behavioural and emotional needs, as set out in the young person’s relevant plan. (Regulation 11 (1) (b) (2) (a) (i)) 07/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

Ensure that the children’s home promotes the welfare of young people; specifically, ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each young person. (Regulation 13 (13) (1) (b) (2) (d)) 07/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

Ensure, with particular regard to the abuse of illicit drugs and alcohol, that the health and well-being needs of young people are met so that young people understand how to lead healthy lifestyles. (Regulation 10 (1) (a) (c)) 07/06/2017 Ensure that an appropriately qualified and experienced manager is appointed to the home. (Regulation 27 (1)) 07/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

Ensure that staff engage with and take the views of children’s wishes and feelings in relation to matters affecting the children’s care and welfare and their lives. (Regulation 7 (1) (b) (c) 07/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

Ensure that the independent person provides a copy of the independent person’s report to HMCI. (Regulation 44 (7) (a)) 07/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

Ensure that the registered person completes a review of the quality of care provided for children at least once every six months. (Regulation 45 (1)) 07/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

Ensure that the responsible individual has the capacity, experience and skill to supervise the management of the home. (Regulation 26 (7) (b)) 07/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

Ensure that all employees undertake appropriate continuing professional development. (Regulation 33 (4) (a)) 07/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

Ensure that the registered person operates a disciplinary procedure which provides for the suspension from work of an employee if necessary in the interests of the safety and welfare of children. (Regulation 33 (2) (a)) 07/06/2017

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Recommendations

 Ensure that staff are familiar with the home’s policies on record keeping with particular regard to ensuring a suitable designated record for all allegations (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)

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Recommendations

 Ensure that procedures are in place for the safeguarding of children from abuse or neglect and for referring child protection matters to the placing authority or local authority where the home is situated if appropriate (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 44, paragraph 9.19)

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Recommendations

 Ensure that the behaviour management strategy is understood and applied at all times by staff, and is kept under review and revised where appropriate (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 46, paragraph 9.34)

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Recommendations

 Ensure that the home’s statement of purpose is complied with to ensure that placement in the home is the right one for the young person, and the home is able to respond effectively to the assessed needs to avoid any negative impact on those already resident. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.6)

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Recommendations

 Where a young person runs away persistently or engages in other risky behaviours, the registered person, in consultation with the child’s placing authority, should convene a risk management meeting to develop a strategy for managing risks to the young person. The strategy should be agreed with the child’s placing authority, the local authority where the home is located and the local police. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 46, paragraph 9.32)

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What the inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspection 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

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people living in the children’s home. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the difference that adults make to the lives of children and young people. They read case files, watched how professional staff work with children, young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care given to children and young people. Wherever possible, they talked to children, young people and their families. In addition, the inspectors have tried to understand what the children’s home knows about how well it is performing, how well it is doing and what difference it is making for the children and young people whom it is trying to help, protect and look after. This inspection focused on the effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of children and young people since the most recent full inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This 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 Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’. 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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