Children's Home run by Hull City Council in Kingston upon Hull

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2599994 1 Hull City Council

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a local authority run home providing care for one child.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager is not currently working at the home. Interim management arrangements are in place.

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This monitoring visit

Following an assurance inspection on 1 March 2023, a compliance notice was issued in relation to regulation 12 (the protection of children standard). A monitoring visit took place on 27 March 2023 where further concerns were identified and a new compliance notice was issued under regulation 12.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was to assess the progress made to address the steps in the compliance notice.

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This monitoring visit

Risk assessments identify known risks affecting the child and provide staff with strategies to manage complex behaviours. Risk assessments are reviewed and amended following incidents to ensure any strategies used are effective. Since the previous monitoring visit, two incidents have occurred, which staff have responded to appropriately. These responses safeguarded the child.

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This monitoring visit

A high proportion of agency staff are currently working in the home. However, this is meeting the needs of the child, who has developed positive relationships with them. The staff are highly trained and confident in working with the child. The child is now having more opportunity to take part in activities in the community.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has put systems in place to ensure that all staff working in the home have access to essential information relating to the child. This ensures that those working with them know the most up-to-date strategies to use. However, one document had not been updated and was contradictory to other information. There is currently no system in place to capture that staff have read and understood Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2599994 2 important information to help staff effectively care for the child. This issue was addressed during the monitoring visit.

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This monitoring visit

All staff working with the child have the relevant training to be able to physically intervene if needed. A concern following a previous incident has now been fully explored, and all shortfalls have been addressed. One incident of the child being held for everyone’s safety has happened since the last visit. This is clearly recorded, and the child was spoken to and engaged in discussions with staff afterwards. However, the staff member involved in the hold did not receive a formal debrief. This prevents any additional learning from being identified.

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This monitoring visit

Staffing levels in the home are not accurately reflected on the home’s rota. It is not clear who has been working with the child, particularly overnight.

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This monitoring visit

Environmental checks are now in place to prevent the child having access to items that can be used to harm themselves or others. These checks do not include all items in the home that could pose a risk. There is no system in place to ensure that any shortfalls are reported or that the manager has oversight of this. The provider responded to this issue during the monitoring visit.

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This monitoring visit

As a result of the findings at the inspection, it was agreed that the compliance notice has been met. Requirements and recommendations have been made to address the remaining shortfalls and areas for improvement. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2599994 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

31/10/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 11/07/2022 Full Inadequate 01/02/2022 Interim Declined in effectiveness 01/09/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2599994 4

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered persons 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 persons must comply with 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

understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(v))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that safeguarding checks of the property include all known risks and that there are processes in place to escalate any concerns. In addition, ensure that safeguarding documents record accurate information and contain guidance on strategies for staff to use to help protect children. 4 June 2023

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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 staff work as a team where appropriate; 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)(b)(h))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that the registered person has systems in place to have oversight that staff have read and 4 June 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2599994 5 understood the information and to monitor safeguarding checks.

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that if a child is held for their safety, a full review of the incident takes place, including a debrief of the staff involved. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 49, paragraph 9.59)  The registered person should ensure that no more than half the staff on duty at any one time, day or night, at the home is from an external agency. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 54, paragraph 10.17)  The registered person should ensure that rotas clearly identify who has worked in the home, including waking night staff. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.3)

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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: 2599994 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Kingston upon Hull City Council, The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull HU1 2AA

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Inspector

Debra Boldy, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2599994 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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