Children's Home run by New Start in Liverpool

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC444411 1 SC444411

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New Start

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The children’s home provides care and accommodation for one young person with mild to moderate learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and social and emotional difficulties. There is a registered manager in post.

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Information about this children’s home

Children were spoken to as part of this inspection.

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This monitoring visit

An assurance visit took place on 30 September 2020. The visit found that the arrangements for safeguarding children are inadequate. The registered manager and staff were not fully aware of their roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children, and effective action was not always taken when there is serious concern about a child’s welfare. Furthermore, the registered manager had failed to demonstrate that she was leading and managing the home in a manner that is consistent with the aims outlined in the statement of purpose and which ensures that the care being delivered meets the needs and promotes the welfare of those accommodated at the home.

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This monitoring visit

On 2 November 2020, a social care regulatory inspector completed an unannounced monitoring visit. The purpose of this monitoring visit was to assess the progress made by the home regarding compliance notices issued under section 22A of the Care Standards Act 2000. This related to regulation 12, the protection of children standard, and regulation 13, the leadership and management standard. At this visit, the inspector found that the provider has taken steps to improve staff responses to all safeguarding concerns and that the management arrangement have significantly improved. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC444411 2 The provider has taken significant steps to improve staff responses to all safeguarding concerns. A team meeting took place, a which staff’s roles and responsibilities with regards to safeguarding practices were re-enforced. The registered manager used this meeting as an opportunity to highlight areas that

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This monitoring visit

needed to improve in relation to safeguarding and risk assessments. The registered manager has tested staff’s knowledge of safeguarding in individual supervisions.

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This monitoring visit

Children’s risk assessment documents have been reviewed and improved to ensure that children’s needs are clearly identified, and strategies are put in place to manage these in line with the local authority care plan. This further supports the health and safety of children, as staff are better equipped to recognise and respond to concerns. As a result of these changes, children’s welfare is promoted more effectively, and staff are better equipped to recognise and respond to concerns.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager has utilised a management checklist, which enables her to routinely monitor, evaluate and analyse the work undertaken by the staff. Daily, weekly and monthly monitoring takes place and has enabled her to identify weaknesses and to take remedial action. As a result, the quality of the records and practice has improved since the assurance visit.

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This monitoring visit

No further enforcement action is planned.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 25/04/2019 Full Good 24/04/2018 Full Good 19/07/2017 Full Good 28/03/2017 Interim Not judged Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC444411 3

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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

The registered person must ensure that each employee completes an appropriate induction. (Regulation 33 (1)(a))

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Requirement Due date

This refers to induction of training for new managers into their role. 30/10/2020

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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Requirement Due date

a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation;

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Requirement Due date

an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious;

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Requirement Due date

there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there;

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Requirement Due date

a child protection enquiry involving a child—

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Requirement Due date

is instigated; or concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or

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Requirement Due date

there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii)(e)) 30/10/2020

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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: SC444411 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Job Bank, 4 Tunnel Road, Liverpool L7 6QD

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Inspector

Elaine Allison, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC444411 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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