Children's Home run by HAVEN CARE GROUP LIMITED in Staffordshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1251947 1

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Haven Care Group

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four young people who have complex emotional and/or behavioural needs. A private company operates this home.

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This monitoring visit

At the interim inspection, Ofsted judged that the home had declined in effectiveness.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted found that the provider had not maintained safe recruitment procedures to ensure that only suitable adults work with children. The provider had not carried out essential recruitment checks to help them to determine a person’s fitness to work with children.

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This monitoring visit

As a result of this failure, Ofsted issued a compliance notice in respect of regulation 32 of the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015.

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This monitoring visit

On 11 November 2019, Ofsted conducted a monitoring visit to the provider’s head office. The inspector found that the provider has taken action to meet the compliance notice.

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This monitoring visit

Training, policy, procedure and practice in safe recruitment have been improved. The provider is no longer employing any disqualified person and is now carrying out all the required recruitment checks to help them to determine someone’s suitability to work with children. Consequently, the provider now has regard for legislation designed to protect vulnerable children. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1251947 2

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 24/10/2019 12/09/2019 Interim Full Declined in effectiveness Good 04/09/2018 Interim Declined in effectiveness 12/04/2018 Full Good 12/12/2017 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1251947 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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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Haven Care Group, First Floor, Unit 3, Barberry, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire DE14 2UE

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Inspector

Christy Wannop, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1251947 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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Inspector

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