Children's Home run by Kingston upon Hull City Council in Kingston upon Hull

Inspector Jacqueline Malcolm

This monitoring visit . This home was judged as requires improvement at the second full inspection on 19 September 2016. The interim inspection conducted on 25 January 2017 identified that the home had declined in effectiveness. This led to eight requirements and one recommendation. Three of the requirements were escalated to compliance notices relating to the protection of children, care planning, and the quality of the premises.

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Inspector Jacqueline Malcolm

A monitoring visit conducted on 13 March 2017 reviewed progress in meeting the compliance notices. The visit identified a number of improvements. However, not all of the steps within some compliance notices had been met.

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Inspector Jacqueline Malcolm

Following a serious allegation made against a peer by another peer within the home, a risk assessment has not been updated to reflect new known risks. This means staff members do not have up to date information and guidance to follow in order to reduce risks. There are no records to demonstrate that work has been completed with the young people and staff to raise their awareness about bullying behaviour. Without such records, the quality, timeliness and frequency of this work cannot be evaluated. As a result of these shortfalls, these aspects of this compliance notice are reinstated.

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Inspector Jacqueline Malcolm

There are improvements in health and safety practice at the home, the staff team’s ability to protect children’s confidential data, and the quality of recordings relating to safeguarding concerns.

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Inspector Jacqueline Malcolm

Impact risk assessments for new admissions do not demonstrate a consideration of the needs of existing children in the home. This aspect of this compliance notice is repeated. However, there are improvements in partnership working with external agencies and social workers, and the provision of training for staff in relation to children’s specific needs. Children’s care plans have been reviewed, and admissions to the home are in line with the statement of purpose.

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Inspector Jacqueline Malcolm

The redecoration of the whole property has recently commenced. Previously identified health and safety hazards have been removed. Aspects of the environment have improved, although further work is required to reach a good standard throughout. This provides children with better quality and safe accommodation.

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Information about this children's home

The home is owned and operated by a local authority and is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four young people who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that 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 within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

*12: The protection of children standard In order to meet the protection of children standard, specifically in relation to promoting and monitoring children’s safety and welfare effectively, the outcome of staff whistleblowing, improved data protection, implementing robust risk assessments and making safe the loose wire in one of the bedrooms, the registered person must ensure— 2)(a) that staff— (i) 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; and (ii) help each child to understand how to keep safe; (iii) take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (b) 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. 02 May 2017

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Requirement Due date

*14: The care planning standard (1) The care planning standard is that children— (a) receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and (b) have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home. (2) In order to meet the care planning standard, specifically in relation to making appropriate placements, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— 02 May 2017 (a) that children are admitted to the home only if their needs are within the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the home is to provide care and accommodation, as set out in the home’s statement of purpose.

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Requirement Due date

* These requirements are subject to 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 children's home since its last Ofsted inspection. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. out in 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 this guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234 or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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Information about this inspection

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