Children's home run by Hennessy Living Group Limited in Kirklees

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1216505 1

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Hennessy Living Group Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a private organisation and is registered for the care and accommodation of up to five children or young people who have physical and/or learning disabilities, and for short breaks for up to two children or young people who have physical and/or learning disabilities. The manager is in post but has not yet registered with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit took place to monitor the actions of the provider in order to comply with the notice to suspend the registration of a children’s home.

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This monitoring visit

A notice to suspend the registration of the children’s home was issued to the provider on 26 January 2018 following allegations against staff. No children were resident at the home, having previously been moved by the placing authority.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit confirmed that no children or young people have been admitted to the home since the notice was put in place.

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This monitoring visit

A multi-agency local authority strategy meeting took place on 9 July 2018. At this meeting, a decision was made to instigate an internal investigation into the concerns raised by children and young people by an independent body appointed by the provider. The investigation has been completed.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has commenced refurbishment and redecoration of the home. This is still ongoing.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has requested a variation to its current conditions of registration and has recruited six members of staff and five bank workers to create a new staff team. The employment of staff is within the provider’s plans to open the setting as a home for children who have emotional and behavioural disorders. Training has been Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1216505 2 identified to ensure that all staff have the relevant skills and knowledge for their roles. All staff are either qualified or enrolled on the appropriate level of qualification required.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

22/01/2018 Interim Sustained effectiveness 05/09/2017 Full Good 09/02/2017 Interim Improved effectiveness 08/11/2016 Full Requires improvement Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1216505 3

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Recommendations

 Some records may be kept electronically (regulation 38) provided that this information can be easily accessed by anyone with a legitimate need to view it and, if required, be reproduced in a legible form. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 14.2)  Records must be kept detailing all individual incidents when children go missing from the home (regulation 36 (schedule 3(14)). In particular, evaluation of missing incidents should be undertaken to identify any gaps in training, skills or knowledge for staff or to record and retain evidence of what worked well. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 46, paragraph 9.31)  It is good practice for a note of the content and/or outcomes of supervision sessions to be kept and to ensure that both the person giving the supervision and the staff member have a copy of the record. (‘Guide to the children’s

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Recommendations

homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.4) In particular, ensure that actions are highlighted and timescales for completion are recorded.

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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. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1216505 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Hennessy Living Group Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Helme Hall, Helme Lane, Holmfirth HD9 5RL

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Christopher Goundry

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Inspector

Michael Dack: social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1216505 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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Inspector

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