Children's home run by Kirklees Council in Kirklees

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC356963 1 SC356963

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Kirklees Council

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and run by a local authority. The home is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to six children or young people. There is an interim manager in post who is not yet registered.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged to have declined in effectiveness at the interim inspection on 21 November 2017. This visit was undertaken to monitor a compliance notice issued in relation to the protection of children standard. The interim manager is establishing new protocols to ensure that any risks relating to the children and young people are clearly documented and followed by staff. Risk assessment will be done in consultation with other professionals, such as the police. This includes detailed assessments of children and young people prior to their admission. These assessments will inform staff of the ways in which they can keep the children and young people safer from the start of their time living at the home. New systems have been introduced by both the senior management and home’s management teams to keep the children and young people safe. Regular meetings between these teams and social workers will be held to review specific risks to the

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This monitoring visit

children and young people living in the home. An email alert system now notifies senior managers daily of any children and young people who are missing from home. The local safeguarding board has established meetings for providers of residential services to meet together to share best practice. The staff team has completed training to help the staff understand their roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding children and young people. The staff now recognise the need to work sensitively with children and young people while also providing clear boundaries and expectations from the outset. For example, bedroom agreements will be used to ensure that dangerous items, such as lighters, are not Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC356963 2 taken into bedrooms and room searches will be undertaken if necessary. This will provide the children and young people with a safe environment in which to live.

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This monitoring visit

The staff team is meeting regularly and has reflected on issues, such as drug and alcohol awareness and missing from home practice, with external speakers. Staff are being encouraged to develop their practice by becoming lead practitioners in specific areas, such as fire safety. This will help develop a sense of responsibility and shared accountability amongst the team. The compliance notice was considered to have been met.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 21/11/2017 Interim Declined in effectiveness 10/07/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 23/03/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 23/08/2016 Full Requires improvement Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC356963 3

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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.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000.

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Information about this inspection

Registered provider address: Civic Centre, 3, Market Street, Huddersfield HD1 2EY

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Inspector

Janet Black, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC356963 4 to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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