Children's Home run by BTTLR Limited in West Northamptonshire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2556338 1 BTTLR 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 privately owned and provides care for one child who may require support with their social and emotional health needs.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is led by a suitably qualified and experienced manager who is registered with Ofsted.

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Information about this children’s home

This visit was carried out remotely, using an online platform.

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This monitoring visit

This home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 5 and 6 June 2023. Serious and widespread failures were identified in the leadership and management of the home and the protection of children, resulting in a notice restricting accommodation being issued.

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This monitoring visit

On 31 August 2023, Ofsted issued a second notice restricting accommodation to prevent any new children being admitted. During a monitoring visit on 5 October 2023, adequate improvements were found and the notice restricting accommodation was lifted.

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This monitoring visit

The home had been without a registered manager since January 2022. The responsible individual has appointed a new manager, who commenced work on 28 June 2023 and subsequently became registered manager on 6 October 2023. He is the registered manager for this home and another home run by the same provider. The manager is sufficiently qualified and experienced.

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This monitoring visit

During a suitable person interview on 4 August 2023 with the nominated responsible individual, it became Ofsted’s view that the responsible individual does not have the Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2556338 2 capacity, experience or skills to supervise the management of the home. The nominated responsible individual has not worked in or managed a children’s home. They do not have any previous leadership experience in children’s residential care to draw on. The nominated responsible individual has failed to successfully challenge the poor practice of previously employed managers in the settings. This has contributed to long periods without a registered manager between January 2022 and October 2023. This regulatory breach of Regulation 26 of The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 resulted in a compliance notice being issued on 9 October 2023.

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This monitoring visit

A remote monitoring visit on 20 November 2023 established that this compliance notice had not been complied with. The responsible individual has made some progress in recruiting a new responsible individual but has not yet carried out the required safer recruitment checks. The responsible individual is of the view that she requires more time to fulfil the compliance notice.

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This monitoring visit

Progress against the requirements made at the full inspection were not reviewed at this visit and will be considered at the next inspection. A compliance notice will be issued again in respect of the nominated responsible individual. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2556338 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

06/06/2023 Full Inadequate 12/04/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 18/05/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2556338 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 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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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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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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help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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

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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;

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that the effectiveness of the home’s child protection policies is monitored regularly. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(b)(e))

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This specifically relates to ensuring that staff understand and follow children’s risk assessments and care plans in relation 19 February 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2556338 5 to known safeguarding risks. It also relates to ensuring that effective safeguarding practices are followed when the children are cared for away from the home.

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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;

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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 work as a team where appropriate;

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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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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)(b)(c)(f)(h))

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This relates to ensuring that there is an appropriate skill mix among the staff team working with children. It also relates to ensuring that there are robust management monitoring and review systems in place. 19 February 2024

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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. 19 February 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2556338 6 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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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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Subject to paragraph (6), the registered person must ensure that the home is at all times conducted in a manner which is consistent with its statement of purpose. (Regulation 16 (5)) 19 February 2024

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The registered person must make arrangements for the handling, recording, safekeeping, safe administration and disposal of medicines received into the children’s home.

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In particular the registered person must ensure that—

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medicines kept in the home are stored in a secure place so as to prevent any child from having unsupervised access to them;

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medicine which is prescribed for a child is administered as prescribed to the child for whom it is prescribed and to no other child; and

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a record is kept of the administration of medicine to each child. (Regulation 23 (1) (2)(a)(b)(c)) 19 February 2024

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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)) 19 February 2024

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The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (1)(3)(d) 19 February 2024

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The registered person must— 19 February 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2556338 7 ensure that each employee completes an appropriate induction. (Regulation 33 (1)(a))

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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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details of the child’s behaviour leading to the use of the measure;

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the date, time and location of the use of the measure;

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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 name of the person who used the measure (“the user”), and of any other person present when the measure was used;

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the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and

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a description of any injury to the child or any other person, and any medical treatment administered, as a result of the measure;

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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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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 (3)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)(b)(i)(ii)(c)) 19 February 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2556338 8 *These requirements are subject of a compliance notice.

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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: 2556338 9

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Office 3, Ground Floor, Michael Way, Raunds, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire NN9 6GR

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Shamiso Ringisai

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Inspector

Rachael Sprigg, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2556338 10 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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