Children's Home run by Radical Services Limited in Westmorland and Furness

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476083 1 SC476083 Registered provider: Radical Services 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 run by a private organisation and is registered for up to three children. There were no children living at the home at the time of the inspection.

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This monitoring visit

During a full inspection on 24 and 25 March 2023, inspectors identified significant shortfalls in safeguarding practice, care planning and leadership and management. As a result, three compliance notices were issued, under Section 22A of the Care Standards Act. These related to regulation 12, the protection of children standard and regulation 13, the leadership and management standard, and regulation 14, the care planning standard.

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This monitoring visit

The focus of this monitoring visit was to ensure that the provider has adhered to the compliance notices. These compliance notices have been met.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, two children have moved out of the home. The provider has informed Ofsted of their intention to keep the home closed so that a manager and additional staff can be recruited and trained.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, additional managers have been allocated to work within the home. This has involved a senior manager undertaking a quality assurance role to secure improvement in practice in the home. The additional management support led to children receiving a consistent level of care, prior to them moving out of the home.

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This monitoring visit

Managers and staff have accessed further training to meet children’s needs and manage risks. This means that children were cared for by staff who knew how to keep them safe. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476083 2 Managers and staff have responded appropriately to safeguarding concerns. Staff have sought the involvement of social care professionals so that decisions are made on a multi-agency basis.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted has imposed a condition on the provider’s registration that means that they must notify Ofsted three months in advance of when they are ready for children to move into the home. This will allow the provider a period of time to complete the necessary recruitment and training of a manager and staff team.

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This monitoring visit

The other requirements were not considered at this visit. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476083 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

24/05/2023 Full Inadequate 28/06/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 05/10/2021 Full Good 11/03/2020 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476083 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, The 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 care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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

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manage and review the placement of each child in the home; and

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that each child’s relevant plans are followed;

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that the child’s placing authority is contacted, and a review of that child’s relevant plans is requested, if—

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the registered person considers that the child is at risk of harm or has concerns that the care provided for the child is inadequate to meet the child’s needs. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(ii)(c)(e)(i)) 16 August 2023

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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— 16 August 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476083 5 ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to —

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Requirement Due date

meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c)(i))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, this includes removing or disabling locks on internal doors that could restrict children from accessing all areas of their home.

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The registered provider must appoint a person to manage the children’s home if—

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there is no registered manager in respect of the home; and

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is not, or does not intend to be, in day-to-day charge of the home. (Regulation 27 (1)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii))

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In particular, the manager must apply to register with Ofsted. 16 August 2023

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The education standard is that the registered person should ensure that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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

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help each child to achieve the child’s education and training targets, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans;

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support each child’s learning and development, including helping the child to develop independent study skills and, where appropriate, helping the child to complete independent study;

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understand the barriers to learning that each child may face and take appropriate action to help the child to overcome any such barriers; 16 August 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476083 6 help each child to understand the importance and value of education, learning, training and employment;

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the expectations in the child’s relevant plans; and

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that each child has access to appropriate equipment, facilities and resources to support the child’s learning. (Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a)(b))

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In particular, ensure that when children are not accessing education, staff provide them with educational activities.

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The registered person must compile in relation to the children’s home a statement ("the statement of purpose") which covers the matters listed in Schedule 1.

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The registered person must provide a copy of the statement of purpose to HMCI and make a copy of it available upon request to—

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a child, or a child for whom accommodation in the home is being considered;

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a parent of a child, or a parent of a child for whom accommodation in the home is being considered;

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in the case of a qualifying school, the Secretary of State.

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keep the statement of purpose under review and, where appropriate, revise it; and

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notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28 days of the revision. (Regulation 16 (1) (2)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e) (3)(a)(b)) 16 August 2023

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must keep a record in the form of a register showing in respect of each child— 16 August 2023 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476083 7 the date of the child’s admission to the children’s home;

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the date on which the child ceased to be accommodated in the home;

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the child’s address immediately before being accommodated in the home;

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the child’s address on leaving the home;

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the statutory provision (if any) under which the child is accommodated. (Regulation 37 (1)(a)(b))

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The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children ("a quality of care review") at least once every 6 months.

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In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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the quality of care provided for children;

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the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and

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any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children. (Regulation 45 (1) (2)(a)(b)(c))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person should ensure that the quality of care review is evaluative in nature and should identify learning from the past six months. This should then be carried forward to create an action plan with clear, measurable goals. 16 August 2023

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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: SC476083 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Radical Services Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2 The Calls, Leeds LS2 7JU

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Inspector

Rob Neild, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC476083 9 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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