Children's Home run by Brythan House Limited in Leicestershire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1260700 1

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Brythan House Limited

Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned by a small provider and offers care for up to four children who are experiencing social and emotional difficulties. The provider also owns and operates a school, which is located on the same site as the home. Only the residential home was monitored during this visit. Since the last inspection, the home has not accommodated any children.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager has resigned from her post.

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This monitoring visit

A notice to cancel the registration of this children’s home was issued on 8 November 2022.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to monitor activity at the home.

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This monitoring visit

The visit found that there were no children residing at the home. Bedrooms and communal areas were viewed. No residential staff were at the home. The requirements referred to in this report were not assessed during this visit as the home is non-operational. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1260700 2

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 20/09/2022 Full Inadequate 29/06/2022 Full Inadequate 04/08/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good 09/06/2021 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1260700 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 with 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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Requirement Due date

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. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(i))

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Requirement Due date

This relates to staff working in line with the statement of purpose in meeting children’s needs. 15 December 2022

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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 that staff assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm; 15 December 2022 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1260700 4 understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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Requirement Due date

are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies; and

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Requirement Due date

that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vii)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This relates to the management of known risks for children, staff responses to risk, and the implementation of safe strategies of support. It also relates to management’s response to safeguarding concerns.

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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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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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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;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

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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)(c)(f)(h))

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Requirement Due date

This relates to ensuring that suitable systems are in place to monitor how the home is being run and the care provided. 15 December 2022 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1260700 5 It also relates to ensuring that children’s risk assessments are accessible and give staff clear direction and strategies to mitigate risks. This also relates to staff training to meet the needs of the children.

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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))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, this relates to the responsible individual having the capacity, knowledge and experience to effect change in the home, and compliance with Ofsted requirements. 15 December 2022

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The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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undertake appropriate professional development;

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receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience; and

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have their performance and fitness to perform their roles appraised at least once every year. (Regulation 33 (4)(a)(b)(c)) 15 December 2022

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The registered person must prepare and implement a policy ("the behaviour management policy") which sets out—

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how appropriate behaviour is to be promoted in the children’s home.

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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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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 effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and 15 December 2022 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1260700 6 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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Requirement Due date

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. (Regulation 35 (1)(a) (3)(a)(iv)(v)(vii)(b)(i)(ii)(c))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, this relates to management oversight of behaviour management strategies, restraint records, and staff completing these in full and signing the record. This also relates to staff being aware of the behaviour management policy in managing behaviour effectively.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the home to ascertain whether any children had been accommodated since the last Ofsted inspection, and the notice of decision to cancel was issued.

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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: 1260700 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Brythan House Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 12 Charnwood Road, Barwell, Hinckley, Leicestershire LE9 8FJ

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Jennifer Collighan

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Inspector

Peter Walker, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1260700 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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