Children's home run by Leeds City Council

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC033638 1 SC033638

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Leeds City Council

Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

A local authority operates and runs this home. The home provides care for children and young people and its plan is for them to live in a medium-term to short-term setting. The staff help the children and young people to restore relationships with their families, with the aim of moving back home. The registered manager is experienced and appropriately qualified. He has been registered since June 2017. He has been managing this home since June 2016.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 6 and 7 June 2018. Five compliance notices were issued, a restriction of accommodation notice was issued and an action plan was put in place by the provider.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this inspection was to monitor the restriction of accommodation, the five compliance notices and a requirement. At this inspection, inspectors found that four out of five compliance notices had not been met.

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This monitoring visit

The young person remains at risk of harm because the young person’s risk assessment is not being followed. The managers make decisions to change the staff practice in relation to the management of risk. The changes to the management of risks is not documented in the risk management plan and there is no consultation with other professionals. This reduces the oversight and consistent management of risks to the young person.

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This monitoring visit

The staff have not received adequate training. As a result, the staff do not have the skills and knowledge to meet the young person’s complex needs, particularly in relation to ligature use and self-harm.

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The young person is attending education for one hour per day. This leaves the rest Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC033638 2 of the day unstructured. The young person is accessing the internet through the night on a mobile phone. Consequently, the young person finds it hard to get up in the morning and often remains in bed until late in the day. When the young person does get up, the young person does not frequently engage in meaningful activity. This is not providing the young person with the skills they need to gain employment and live independently in later life.

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This monitoring visit

There has been no review of the needs of the young person in this home. As a result, the leaders and the managers cannot determine whether the placement is meeting the young person’s needs.

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This monitoring visit

The leaders and the managers have failed to assess the effectiveness of the monitoring and review systems. Consequently, management oversight of progress, care planning and behaviour management remains poor.

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Regular key-work sessions are helping the young person to understand the effects of their behaviour.

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The staff team has acted to ensure that the home is free from hazards and is appropriately maintained.

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The staff team is due to revisit behaviour management training. The impact of this cannot be assessed at this inspection.

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New strategies to counter bullying in the home are in progress. Information relating to anti-bullying has been delivered to staff. It is too early to assess the impact of this work. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC033638 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

07/06/2018 Full Inadequate 31/08/2017 Full Good 20/02/2017 Interim Improved effectiveness 25/10/2016 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC033638 4

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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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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Merrion House, 7th Floor West, 110 Merrion Way, Leeds LS2 8BB

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Inspectors:

Jamie Richardson: social care inspector Timothy Smith: social care compliance inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC033638 5 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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