Children's Home run by Cameron & Cooper Limited in Surrey

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1256973 1 Registered provider: Cameron & Cooper Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned and run by a private organisation. It provides care for up to six children. According to the home’s statement of purpose, it caters for children who require therapeutic care and support.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has been without a registered manager since May 2019.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was undertaken to address specific concerns or allegations received by Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

Inspectors found that the home has not been regularly cleaned and that common areas were cluttered and poorly organised. Damage to walls, doors and windows had not been repaired. The children’s bedrooms had not been regularly cleaned and several were lacking any sense of order. The children had been allowed to extensively write and draw on their bedroom walls and the outsides of their doors. The home bears little likeness to a family home.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, there has been an escalation in incidents of aggression and violence in the home and damage to property. On several occasions, the staff have called police for assistance to maintain order in the home. At times, children have said that they feel unsafe in the home.

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This monitoring visit

Inspectors also found that all the required procedures for recruiting new staff are not being followed, leaving the children at possible risk of harm.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have expressed their intention to urgently address the identified shortfalls and failures and Ofsted will continue to monitor the running of the home and the well-being of the children. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1256973 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

23/08/2021 Full Good 15/10/2019 Full Good 14/02/2019 Interim Declined in effectiveness 22/05/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1256973 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 quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose;

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose;

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protect and promote each child’s welfare. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(i)(ii)) 25 January 2022

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

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

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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,

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if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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the individual is of integrity and good character; 25 January 2022 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1256973 4 the individual has the appropriate experience, qualification and skills for the work that the individual is to perform;

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the individual is mentally and physically fit for the purposes of the work that the individual is to perform; and

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full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(a)(b)(c)(d))

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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: 1256973 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cameron & Cooper Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Accord Accountants, 191-193 High Street, Hampton Hill TW12 1NL

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Inspectors

John Pledger, Social Care Inspector Anne-Marie Davies, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1256973 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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Inspectors

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