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Inspection report children’s home: SC065046 1 SC065046 Registered provider: Beaufort Care Group Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is registered for up to four children. It provides care for children who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The children’s home is owned and run by a private company that operates three other homes in the area. The manager has been registered with Ofsted since December 2017.

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Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged requires improvement to be good at the last full inspection. At the interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has sustained effectiveness.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Leaders, managers and staff have met three of the five requirements made at the previous inspection. The manager is now effectively challenging and escalating concerns with the placing authorities when required. New staff are now receiving safeguarding training as part of their initial induction. This is followed up with additional safeguarding training as part of a rolling programme of staff development. When restraint is used, which is rare, the manager now ensures that a debrief discussion is carried out with the child by a member of staff who was not involved in the restraint. This provides the child with an opportunity to speak openly about their feelings regarding the restraint and the staff involved. Inspection report children’s home: SC065046 2 At the previous inspection, safeguarding records needed to improve. In most cases, these improvements have been made. However, despite the manager asking, he has not

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

been provided with access to all of the investigation reports undertaken in response to safeguarding events that have happened since the previous inspection. This limits his ability to monitor the quality of the work completed.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff are now receiving regular supervision of an appropriate quality. However, the manager is not bringing forward supervision sessions to address the outcomes of investigations that have taken place concerning staff practice. He is waiting for the next scheduled supervision session, which means that there is a delay in the direction and/or support given to staff.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Although the manager assesses whether new children can live in the home, this assessment does not include sufficient consideration of the risks that the current group of children or the local area may pose to the new child.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

All complaints made about the home are investigated promptly. However, complaint records do not consistently record the complainant’s views on the outcome of the investigation.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

In all but one instance, the manager has notified Ofsted of serious incidents. Although on one occasion Ofsted was not notified, the staff acted appropriately to protect the child by referring concerns to social workers and to the police.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children living at the home are making progress. There has been a reduction in children going missing from the home. Part of the work that staff have undertaken to achieve this has been to review and negotiate with placing authorities children’s visits and phone calls with their family and friends. By increasing the level of contact, with staff support and supervision, children are no longer going missing.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children new to the home are supported well by staff to settle in. The staff work effectively with education, social care and health professionals to provide children with the support that they need to make progress.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff support children to move on from the home positively and to continue to keep in touch with them and their family to provide support and to maintain important relationships.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager reviews the work of the staff team and the home’s records. The manager uses information from these reviews to improve practices in the home. For example, he has reviewed the use and responsibilities of waking night staff after a child left the home without permission. The waking night member of staff has now been repositioned and is required to monitor the door alarm at all times. Inspection report children’s home: SC065046 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

19/06/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 21/02/2018 Interim Sustained effectiveness 05/09/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 15/12/2016 Interim Improved effectiveness

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person(s) must take to meet 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 The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— that staff—  take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and  are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, records of safeguarding events need to include all investigation reports so that these can be accessed during the inspections. 30/04/2019

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Requirement Due date

33: Employment of staff The registered person must ensure that all employees undertake appropriate continuing professional development; receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience; and have their performance and fitness to perform their roles appraised at least once every year. 30/04/2019 Inspection report children’s home: SC065046 4 (Regulation 33 (4)(a)(b)(c))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that appraisals take place when due and that supervisions are held with staff in a timely manner when any concerns are raised about an incident.

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Requirement Due date

14: The care planning standard The care planning standard is that children— receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that impact risk assessments carried out prior to a child moving into the home take into account the risks that the current children in the home may present and the known risks in the local area. 30/04/2019

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Requirement Due date

39: Complaints and representations Subject to paragraph (6), the registered person must establish a procedure for considering complaints made by or on behalf of children.  The registered person must ensure that a record is made of any complaint, the action taken in response, and the outcome of any investigation.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that complaint records consistently record the complainant’s view of the outcome of the investigation. 30/04/2019

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Requirement Due date

40: Notification of a serious event The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—  a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation;  an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious;  there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there;  a child protection enquiry involving a child— (i) is instigated; or (ii) concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or 30/04/2019 Inspection report children’s home: SC065046 5  there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii)(e))

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the differences made to the lives of children and young people. They watched how professional staff work with children and young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care provided. Wherever possible, they talked to children and 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 whom it is trying to help, protect and look after.

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Information about this inspection

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

Using the ‘Social care common inspection framework’, this inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, 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’.

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Beaufort Care Group

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 42 Lytton Road, New Barnet, Barnet EN5 5BY

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Jennifer Kendall

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Inspector

Wendy Anderson, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC065046 6 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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