Children's Home run by East Riding of Yorkshire Council in East Riding of Yorkshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC035499 1 SC035499

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East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Monitoring visit 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 up to six children and/or young people, and its plan is for them to live in medium- to long- term residential care. The home’s manager has been registered since October 2019.

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This monitoring visit

At the assurance visit undertaken on 21 and 22 September 2020, there were serious and widespread concerns in relation to the care and protection of children. This led to four requirements. Three of these were escalated to compliance notices; these related to the protection of children, the leadership and management of the home, and the care planning standard. A notice restricting accommodation was also served on 24 September 2020.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the progress made to meet the compliance notices. This visit identified that the provider has made improvements and all three compliance notices are met.

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This monitoring visit

Since the assurance visit in September, four children have left, leaving one child living at the home. The provider has not admitted any further children.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has appointed a manager from within the local authority to complete a thematic audit of the episodes of children going missing from care. They have also completed a review of the documents used by the staff and manager. This has led to the provider making improvements to a number of documents and recording processes.

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This monitoring visit

Children’s individualised risk assessments now detail all the potential risks and describe the actions and strategies that staff must take. Strategies to test the staff’s Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC035499 2 knowledge and understanding of these risks are explored in team meetings and during supervisions.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have received training in child sexual and criminal exploitation. This gives them a greater understanding of risk management and how to keep children safe. They now also have a better understanding of the multi-agency child exploitation process.

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This monitoring visit

New staff have been appointed to work at the home. This includes an agency deputy manager as well as residential staff. This means there are now adequate staff working at the home. An improved induction programme offers new staff the opportunity to learn and understand the home’s policies and procedures.

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This monitoring visit

Improved recording and monitoring tools provide the manager with better oversight of the staff’s practice. This includes a monthly serious incident monitoring form which makes it easier to collate, monitor and identify any trends in children’s behaviour.

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This monitoring visit

The management team has created a new process for all new admissions to the home. This includes a detailed impact risk assessment, which has been completed retrospectively for the existing child. However, as there have been no new admissions, this is untested.

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This monitoring visit

The action taken by the provider to address the steps in both the compliance and restriction notices has been sufficient.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 19/11/2019 Full Good 05/02/2019 Full Good 23/10/2018 Full Inadequate 02/03/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC035499 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 assurance visit.

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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: East Riding of Yorkshire Council

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Room - AF97, Goole Council Offices, Church Street, Goole, East Yorkshire DN14 5BG

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Inspector

Tina Ruffles, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC035499 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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