Children's home run by Wrottesley Care Limited

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1280623 1

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Wrottesley Care Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

A private company owns the home. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to three young people who may have social and/or emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

There is a registered manager in post who is suitably qualified.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged requires improvement to be good at the full inspection in April 2019, and improved effectiveness at the interim inspection in December 2019. An assurance visit took place in October 2020, where no widespread or serious concerns were identified.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was completed in response to a whistle-blowing concern reported to Ofsted. The caller reported concerns regarding staff practice.

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This monitoring visit

At the time of this inspection, there were three young people living in the home. They all told the inspector that they were happy living in the home and felt safe. Feedback from one social worker was very positive, with no concerns identified. The social worker told the inspector: ‘The manager always tries to do his best; he has an emotional warmth and his communication is good.’

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This monitoring visit

Since the assurance visit, there have been changes in the staff team. Four members of staff have left their posts and four staff members have joined the home, moving from another home in the company.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager is currently investigating two staff practice concerns. These are in connection with staff that no longer work at the home. Appropriate actions have been taken by the provider and these concerns have been reported to the relevant professionals. A new practice concern was identified at this visit that the Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1280623 2 manager was not aware of. A member of staff had failed to report these concerns to the registered manager. This raises concerns about staff understanding of their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding children.

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This monitoring visit

Following this monitoring visit, one requirement was raised. The requirements and recommendations raised at the assurance visit will be reviewed at a future inspection

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 02/12/2019 Interim Improved effectiveness 23/04/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1280623 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 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—

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Requirement Due date

that staff 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

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

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to ensuring that staff follow risk assessments when children are missing from home. 8 March 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

that staff 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

This specifically refers to staff’s understanding of what steps they should take in order to safeguard children. 8 March 2021

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Requirement Due date

For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained—

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Requirement Due date

the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) (“the Level 3 Diploma”); or 8 March 2021 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1280623 4 a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma.

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Requirement Due date

in the case of an individual who starts working in a care role in a home after 1st April 2014, the date which falls 2 years after the date on which the individual started working in a care role in a home; or

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Requirement Due date

in the case of an individual who was working in a care role in a home on 1st April 2014, 1st April 2016.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person may defer the relevant date if the individual—

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Requirement Due date

does not work, or has not worked, in a care role in a home for a prolonged period; or

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Requirement Due date

works, or has worked, in a care role in a home on a part- time basis.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 32 (4)(a)(b) (5)(a)(b) (6)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This refers to ensuring that staff obtain their level 3 qualification within the required time frame.

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that there is an effective system in place to manage each child’s access to the internet that does not impact on other children living in the home. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 17, paragraph 3.21)  The registered person should ensure that all sanctions are recorded accurately and that their effectiveness is reviewed. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 46, paragraph 9.38)  The registered person should ensure that children receive return interviews within the required time frames following a missing-from-home episode. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 45, paragraph 9.30) Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1280623 5

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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: Wrottesley Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Office 28, 28 Cleveland Street, Wolverhampton WV1 3HT

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Inspector

Debbie Holder, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 1280623 6 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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