Children's Home run by Friends & Co Limited in Wolverhampton

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1258887 1 Registered provider: Friends & Co Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is registered to provide care for up to four children with learning difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered in January 2018. Children have never lived in this home.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to ensure that the imposed suspension notice was being adhered to. Additionally, it was to review the action taken by the responsible individual to meet the one requirement raised at the last monitoring visit on 12 April 2023.

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This monitoring visit

There continues to be no children living at the home. Therefore, the suspension notice has been adhered to.

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This monitoring visit

The home environment is homely and warm. The responsible individual has maintained a welcoming home with decorative features such as ornaments and high- quality furniture.

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This monitoring visit

Since the previous monitoring visit, a manager and staff team have not been recruited. The responsible individual has been unable to recruit staff for the roles. This has prevented the quality of staff’s training and experiences from being reviewed. As a result, regulation 13 has not been met.

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This monitoring visit

Since the monitoring visit, the responsible individual has decided to voluntarily cancel the registration of the home. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1258887 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

18/12/2018 Interim Not judged 29/10/2018 Interim Not judged Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1258887 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: 1258887 4

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Friends & Co Limited

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ

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Inspectors

Chanel Bryant, Social Care Inspector Mr Sam Dulay-Kainth, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1258887 5 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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Inspectors

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Inspectors

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Inspectors

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