Setting in Lambeth

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged inadequate at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection the home was not judged .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home has not accommodated any children for over a year. There is currently no manager or staff team in place. The home has not had a registered manager in place since February 2014. This has meant that the provider has been unable to meet a majority of the requirements made at the last inspection.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The visitor book records monthly visits to the home by the independent visitor for the purpose of undertaking the monthly monitoring visits. However, the last report submitted by the provider to Ofsted for these visits was on 20 September 2016, for a visit undertaken on 30 June 2016.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

An internal monitoring report has been completed for this home by the manager of a sister service in the organisation. This report was completed on 27 September 2016 but was not received by Ofsted until 8 December 2016. Internal monitoring reports are to be submitted within 28 days of the completion date of the report.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The physical environment of the home has been improved and is now of a standard where young people could be admitted to the home. The yellow box has been removed from the lounge. However, the bathroom window has yet to be fitted with restrictors and, as such, poses a risk to children.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The responsible individual confirmed that he has a number of managers about to start in post and that they will be submitting their applications to Ofsted shortly.

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Information about this children's home

The home is privately operated. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to three young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. There are currently no young people in placement.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 16/08/2016 Interim Not judged 01/12/2015 Full Inadequate 08/09/2015 Full Inadequate 18/03/2015 Full Requires improvement

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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 within the given timescales.

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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)) 01/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

6: The quality and purpose of care standard

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Requirement Due date

In order to meet the quality and purpose of care standard, the registered person must ensure that staff:

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Requirement Due date

(2)(iv) provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans. In particular, tasks allocated to staff as decisions in statutory review meetings must be carried out and reflected in the home’s care and support plans. 01/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

The registered provider must appoint a person to manage the children’s home if there is no registered manager in respect of the home. (Regulation 27(1)(a)) 01/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must supply to HMCI a copy of the quality of care review report within 28 days of the date on which the quality of care report is completed. (Regulation 45 (4)(a)) 01/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that the employment of any person on a temporary basis at the children’s home does not prevent children from receiving such continuity of care as is reasonable to meet their needs. The registered person must ensure that at all times, at least one person on duty at the home has a suitable first aid qualification. In particular, children should benefit from a consistent link worker and consistency in terms of the leadership and management of the home. (Regulation 31 (1) (2)(a)) 01/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

(1) The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety and meet the requirements in paragraph 3 (below):

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Requirement Due date

(3)(d) full and satisfactory information is available in relation to 01/06/2017 the individual in respect of each of the matters in schedule 2. In particular, the registered person must hold, be able to access and produce records that demonstrate that all staff employed in the home have been properly vetted and are suitable to work with children (see schedule 2). (Regulation 32 (1) (3)(d)) 13: The leadership and management standard

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Requirement Due date

In order to meet the leadership and management standard, the registered person must enable, inspire and lead a culture in relation to the children’s home that: (a) helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and (b) promotes their welfare.

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Requirement Due date

(2) In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— (a) lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose; (b) ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate; (c) ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child; (d) ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child; (e) ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child; (f) understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home; (g) demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on: (i) research and developments in relation to the ways in

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Requirement Due date

which the needs of children are best met; and (ii) feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and (h) use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. In particular, the registered person must ensure that the home is staffed in a way that provides safe staffing levels and continuity of care for children. The manager needs to be able to use recording systems and consultation to monitor the quality of care and to use this information to inform service development. 01/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

12: The protection of children standard 01/06/2017 In order to meet the protection of children standard with particular reference to the health and safety of the building, the registered person must ensure— (2)(d) that the premises used for the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health. In particular, the home must ensure that the bathroom window is restricted to prevent children using this as a means of exiting the building onto the perspex panelled roof below, and that fire drills and equipment checks are carried out at regular intervals in line with the home’s fire safety procedures and risk assessments. 12: The protection of children standard

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Requirement Due date

In order to meet the protection of children standard with particular reference to risk assessments, the registered person must ensure that staff— (2)(a)(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 harm to the child; (iii) have the skills to identify and act upon signs that the child is at risk of harm. In particular, individual risk assessments must identify all significant risks and identify clear strategies to manage risks. These strategies must be realistic, and staffing levels need to be sufficient to enable them to be delivered. Staff must undertake child protection training that is regularly updated and covers risks to those children vulnerable to child sexual exploitation, trafficking and radicalisation. 01/06/2017

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Requirement Due date

(3) The registered person must ensure that— (a) within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes— (ii) details of the behaviour leading to the use of the measure; (iv) a description of the measure and its duration; (v) details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the use of the measure; and (vii) the effectiveness and consequences of the use of the measure. In particular, the description of events leading up to restraint must be clear as to why the use of restraint was necessary, and a clear description of the type of restraint and duration must be 01/06/2017 recorded. Staff involved in restraint must be suitably trained in the use of restraint techniques. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)) (1) After consultation with the fire and rescue authority, the registered person must— (a) take adequate precautions against risk of fire, including the

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Requirement Due date

provision of suitable fire equipment in the children’s home; (c) make arrangements for persons working at the home to receive suitable training in fire prevention; and (d) ensure, by means of fire drills and practices at suitable intervals, that persons working at the home and, so far as reasonably practical, children are aware of the procedures to be followed in case of fire. In particular, the registered person must ensure that all fire equipment is regularly tested, fire drills are regularly carried out when children are present and that staff are trained so that a fire marshal is on duty at all times. (Regulation 25 (1)(a)(c)(d)) 01/06/2017

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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 who 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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