Children's home run by Silverlining Childcare Limited

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC458746 1 SC458746

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Silverlining Childcare Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home provides care for one child who may have experienced disruption in their life and may have social and/or emotional difficulties. It is run by a small private partnership company.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has been without a registered manager since September 2018.

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This monitoring visit

On 20 and 21 October 2020, Ofsted undertook an assurance visit. The visit identified widespread and serious concerns. As a result, a notice of suspension was issued. Ofsted carried out monitoring visits on 4 December 2020 and 11 January 2021.

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This monitoring visit

Following the monitoring visit on 11 January 2021, the notice of suspension was lifted and a notice of variation to the home’s registration was issued. This reduced the number of children that the home can accommodate from four children to one child.

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This monitoring visit

On 25 February 2021, a notice of decision to cancel the registration of the home was issued. The provider is appealing this decision.

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This monitoring visit

Monitoring visits were carried out on 2 March 2021 and 13 April 2021. On 14 April 2021, a notice of suspension was issued. A further monitoring visit was completed 27 May 2021.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to review the provider’s adherence to the suspension notice and to consider the progress made since the last visit. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC458746 2 The suspension notice has been adhered to and there are no children currently living in the home. Of the eight requirements raised, none have been reviewed as part of this visit as they have not yet exceeded their expiry date.

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This monitoring visit

The home has been without a registered manager since September 2018. Currently, there is no manager appointed to the home. There are no clear timescales for when a manager will be appointed. Currently the responsible individual is in day-to-day charge of the home.

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This monitoring visit

The responsible individual’s oversight of the home has been poor. This contributes to the continued concerns about her ability to supervise the management of this home. The recently recruited operations manager has not had a positive impact on the effectiveness of the leadership team. As a result, limited progress has been made since Ofsted’s last visit, and two new requirements have been raised.

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This monitoring visit

Staff are not clear about their roles and responsibilities. For example, the previous manager, who is now appointed as a residential care worker, is unclear on his role in the home. As a result, he has completed supervision for staff, despite this not being his role. This means that lines of accountability are blurred.

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This monitoring visit

An assessment of the safety of the home has not been completed. This means that there is a lack of clarity about the required monitoring of health and safety within the home. Managers have not taken action to ensure that the home is a safe place for children to live.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

20/08/2019 Full Good 08/05/2019 Full Inadequate 24/09/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 26/07/2017 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC458746 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.

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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 the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health.

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to the registered person ensuring that the health and safety of the home is kept under review and any required actions are undertaken in a timely manner. 28 July 2021

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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Requirement Due date

have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to the registered person ensuring that children have positive experiences moving into the home.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was made at the last inspection. It was not reviewed as part of this visit and has been restated. 28 July 2021

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Requirement Due date

An individual may only carry on a children’s home if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (5).

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Requirement Due date

The requirements are that— 28 July 2021 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC458746 4 the individual is of integrity and good character.

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Requirement Due date

have the capacity, experience and skills to supervise the management of the home, or the homes, in respect of which the responsible individual is nominated.

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to the registered person ensuring that the responsible individual oversees the management of the home effectively.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated.

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Requirement Due date

The registered provider must appoint a person to manage the children’s home if—

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Requirement Due date

there is no registered manager in respect of the home.

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Requirement Due date

If the registered provider appoints a person to manage the home, the registered provider must, without delay, give HMCI notice of—

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Requirement Due date

the name of the person so appointed; and

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Requirement Due date

the date on which the appointment takes effect.

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(Regulation 27 (1)(a) (2)(a)(b)) 28 July 2021

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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Requirement Due date

employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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Requirement Due date

if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home, if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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Requirement Due date

The requirements are that— 28 July 2021 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC458746 5 full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2.

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to the registered person ensuring that references are verbally verified and concerns raised by referees and gaps in employment history are explored. This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated.

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Requirement Due date

provide each employee with a job description outlining the employee’s responsibilities.

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to the registered person ensuring that staff receive a job description. 28 July 2021

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Requirement Due date

within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

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details of the child’s behaviour leading to the use of the measure;

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the date, time and location of the use of the measure;

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a description of the measure and its duration;

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details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure;

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the name of the person who used the measure ("the user"), and of any other person present when the measure was used;

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the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and 28 July 2021 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC458746 6 a description of any injury to the child or any other person, and any medical treatment administered, as a result of the measure;

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Requirement Due date

within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so ("the authorised person")—

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has spoken to the user about the measure; and

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has signed the record to confirm it is accurate; and

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within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 35 (3)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)(b)(i)(ii)(c))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to the registered person ensuring that records of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home are completed in full.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which—

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include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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are signed and dated by the author of each entry.

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to the registered person ensuring that copies of children’s education, health and care plans and child looked after medical reports are on file. This requirement was made at the last inspection. It was not reviewed as part of this visit and has been restated. 28 July 2021 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC458746 7

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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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Inspector

Michelle Spruce, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC458746 8 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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