Children's Home run by Personal Security Service Limited in Essex

Inspection report for children’s home: 1258658 1 Registered provider: PSS Care Group Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home, which is run by a private organisation, provides care for up to four children. The organisation’s primary objective is to provide children with a safe, stable, happy and comfortable home, and to enable children to build on their confidence, self-esteem and resilience as they progress into adult life. The home has been without a registered manager since 31 March 2021. A new manager took up post on 31 January 2022. This manager has submitted an application to register with Ofsted.

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Inspection date: 8 March 2022

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 8 March 2022

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 1258658 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. At this interim inspection, Ofsted judged that it has sustained effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

At the time of the inspection, no children were living at the home. One child moved out of the home in August 2021 within a month of moving in. Another child, who had lived at the home for six months, moved out in September 2021. The matching of the new child with the existing child was not well thought through. This placed the existing child at potential risk. As a result, the requirement in respect of effective placement matching has been restated.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home has not cared for children since September 2021 and staff have been redeployed. Therefore, the provider has not been able to provide evidence of improved monitoring and review systems relating to the care of children.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

When the children moved out, the staff were redeployed to work at another home owned by the provider. Three of these staff plan to return to the home and the provider is undertaking a recruitment drive. However, at this time, the home is not able to provide continuity of staff to meet the needs of children as outlined in the statement of purpose.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The provider has reviewed the fire arrangements at the home and addressed the actions in the previous fire risk assessment. As a result, the fire prevention arrangements are improved and the home is better prepared in the event of fire.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home’s records now demonstrate that children are listened to and any complaints about the home are appropriately investigated and responded to.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There have been some improvements in specific areas. However, some requirements set at the last inspection are repeated. This is because there is not sufficient evidence that the requirement has been met as the home has had no children for much of the time since the last inspection. Inspection report for children’s home: 1258658 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

14/06/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good 24/07/2019 Full Good 04/10/2018 Full Good 22/01/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 1258658 4

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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 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

lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose; and

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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. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(h))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that records are available and accurate, and evidence the support that the children receive.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 18 April 2022

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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 the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(e)) 18 April 2022 Inspection report for children’s home: 1258658 5 This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated.

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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

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

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Requirement Due date

that children are admitted to the home only if their needs are within the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the home is to provide care and accommodation, as set out in the home’s statement of purpose. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that children moving into the home are suitably matched with the existing resident group and the staff’s skills and experience.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 18 April 2022

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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: 1258658 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: PSS Care Group Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 284 Chase Road, London N14 6HF

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Frederik Booysen

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Inspector

Joanna Heller, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 1258658 7 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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