Children's Home run by DMR Services Ltd in Derbyshire

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1245390 1

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DMR Services Ltd

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is currently registered to provide care and support for two children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. It is owned by a private provider.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the monitoring visit, there was no registered manager in post and there were no children living at the home.

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This monitoring visit

This home had an assurance visit on 3 December 2020. The assurance visit identified serious and widespread safeguarding concerns. At that time there were concerns about how well staff managed behaviour as the police were called due to situations escalating and there were incidents of bullying between children. Three requirements were made following the assurance visit. The purpose of this monitoring visit was to evaluate what progress had been made to address the concerns and meet the requirements set.

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This monitoring visit

Since the assurance visit in December, all the children have moved on from the home. Children have made planned moves to supported accommodation or return to parents. There are no plans to accommodate children in the near future.

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This monitoring visit

The home is temporarily closed. The provider is recruiting a new manager. The staff team is undergoing a programme of training and professional development. The provider is revising the home’s statement of purpose, acknowledging that they are unable to provide specialist care to children in relation to child sexual or criminal exploitation.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit identified that the provider has commenced work to improve the quality of care and safeguarding practice. The improvement work is ongoing. For this reason, progress in meeting the requirements will be reviewed at a further Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1245390 2 monitoring visit. The provider will give notice of their intention to accommodate children at the home again. No further requirements have been made as a result of this monitoring visit.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 11/09/2019 Full Good 18/06/2019 Full Inadequate 13/03/2019 Interim Improved effectiveness 18/04/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1245390 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 positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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Requirement Due date

an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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Requirement Due date

positive responses to other children and adults.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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Requirement Due date

that each child is encouraged to build and maintain positive relationships with others.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(b)) 26 February 2021

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Requirement Due date

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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Requirement Due date

assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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Requirement Due date

manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other; 26 February 2021 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1245390 4 understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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Requirement Due date

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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Requirement Due date

are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii))

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Requirement Due date

The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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Requirement Due date

ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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Requirement Due date

understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

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Requirement Due date

use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c)(f)(h)) 26 February 2021

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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 visit.

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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: 1245390 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: DMR Services, 102 Queslett Road, Streetley, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham B74 2EZ

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Inspector

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Inspector

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