Children's home run by Partnerships in Care 1 Limited

Inspection report for children’s home: 1247390 1 Registered provider: Partnerships In Care 1 Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is dual registered with Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission. The home provides care for up to eight children who have emotional health needs and who self-harm.

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Information about this children’s home

This specialist service is part of a large national private organisation. The organisation has its own clinical team.

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Inspection date: 30 November 2021

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 30 November 2021

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 1247390 2

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged requires improvement to be good at the last full inspection.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

At the interim inspection, Ofsted judged that it has improved effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home’s manager has submitted their application to register with Ofsted. The manager has an appropriate understanding of the children, the home’s strengths and areas for improvement. The manager understands the issues regarding the staff dynamics and has taken action to address these. There is also ongoing work with the team to prevent a reoccurrence of the team divide seen at the previous inspection. Staff spoken to said that team morale has improved.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children are making progress. They are supported to learn how to talk about their feelings and emotions, and then develop strategies to manage these. This has led to a decrease in the number of incidents, which in some cases include self-harm, and a reduction in drugs misuse. Children are developing their independence skills, building their self-confidence and self-esteem.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff supported two children effectively to move on to the next stage of their lives successfully. Staff remain in contact with them to provide support as needed. Leaders and managers carefully consider the risks of a new child moving into the home. However, they do not consistently assess whether staff have the skills to meet the child’s needs or assess the potential risks the current children may present.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The quality of children’s plans has improved. Health plans are current and up to date and provide clear guidance for staff. Care plans now provide clear guidance for staff, especially on self-harm.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Incidents of children going missing are managed appropriately, and the right action is taken in response to safeguarding events. However, leaders and managers have not ensured that all incidents requiring notification are sent to the regulator as required. Restraint is rarely used. When it is used, reflective and meaningful conversations now take place with the child involved. The quality of restraint records has also improved.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Feedback from staff is positive. They recognise the improvements in the team dynamics. They feel that the training and support they receive equip them for their roles. Staff receive regular supervision, and the quality of these sessions has improved. However, some supervision records contain little information and do not always reflect the discussions held. Inspection report for children’s home: 1247390 3 Overall, monitoring of the provision has improved. However, more timely action is required to escalate the concerns leaders and managers have identified regarding the lack of return home interviews and delays in obtaining pathway plans and local authority paperwork. In addition, leaders and managers had not identified inappropriate copy and pasting in an important record or that the human resources team is entitling references to ‘whom it may concern’ rather than to the referee directly.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There has been a reduction in the amount of health and safety signage around the home since the previous inspection. However, a further review of the remaining signage is required as signs detract from the homely environment the staff strive to create. Inspection report for children’s home: 1247390 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

15/07/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good 28/10/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 23/07/2019 Full Inadequate 20/02/2019 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home: 1247390 5

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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

Engaging with the wider system to ensure children’s needs are met the registered person must, and must ensure that staff—

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Requirement Due date

if the registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 5 (c))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers must escalate their concerns in a timely manner when:

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Requirement Due date

 placing authorities fail to provide the home with a looked-after child placement plan  placing authorities fail to carry out return home interviews in a timely manner. 31 January 2022

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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;

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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

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

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Requirement Due date

plan for, and help, each child to prepare to leave the home or to move into adult care in a way that is consistent with arrangements agreed with the child’s placing authority. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(iii)) 31 January 2022 Inspection report for children’s home: 1247390 6 In particular, each child must have a clear moving on plan to aid them in moving on to the next stage in their lives. Also, required documentation and plans must be obtained from the placing authority.

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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. (Regulation 26 (7)(b)) 31 January 2022

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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Requirement Due date

receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience. (Regulation 33 (4)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers must ensure records of supervision sessions are of a consistently good quality. 31 January 2022

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Requirement Due date

Notification of a serious event 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; an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious; there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there; a child protection enquiry involving a child— is instigated; or concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(i)(ii)(e) 31 January 2022 Inspection report for children’s home: 1247390 7

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Recommendations

 The registered person must continue to review the number of health and safety signs in the home, which convey an institutional impression. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)  The registered person should only accept placements for children where they are satisfied that the home can respond effectively to the child’s assessed needs. The impact or compatibility risk assessment must also include potential risks that the existing children may present to the new child and an assessment of the staff team’s skills to meet the needs of the new child. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations, including the quality standards’, page 56, paragraph 11.4)  The registered person is responsible for maintaining good employment practice. They must ensure that reference requests are sent to the referee named by the applicant. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations, including the quality

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Information about this inspection

This inspection focused on the effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of children and young people since the most recent full inspection.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, using the ‘Social care common inspection framework’. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, and to consider how well it complies with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations, including the quality standards’. Inspection report for children’s home: 1247390 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Partnerships In Care 1 Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Fifth Floor, 80 Hammersmith Road, London W14 8UD

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Inspector

Wendy Anderson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 1247390 9 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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