Children's Home run by Young Options Group Ltd in Surrey

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2737107 1 Registered provider: Young Options Group Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted on 4 September 2023. It provides medium and long-term care for up to two children aged between 11 and 18 who have experienced trauma.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this visit, no children were living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager left the home in February 2024.

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This monitoring visit

In September 2023, Ofsted was notified of significant concerns and allegations in respect of the home. In response, an assurance inspection was carried out. This inspection identified serious concerns. Ofsted issued a notice suspending the registration of the home. This prevents the provider from moving any children into the home. This suspension notice remains in place.

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This monitoring visit

A safeguarding investigation in respect of the serious concerns and allegations, which resulted in the suspension of the home’s registration, remains ongoing. The outcome of this investigation is not yet known.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was carried out to monitor compliance with the suspension notice. The home has not provided care for children since the assurance inspection in September 2023. The provider has complied with the suspension notice.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last monitoring visit, the provider has appointed a new manager and some staff. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2737107 2 The previous requirement regarding safe recruitment was reviewed and has been repeated at this inspection. This is because the provider has not demonstrated a suitable understanding of safer recruitment practices. They have not ensured that suitability checks for newly recruited staff meet requirements. Employment history in two of the three staff recruitment files viewed has not been sufficiently explored. Consequently, gaps have not been identified and investigated.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last monitoring visit, the provider has updated the statement of purpose to reflect the temporary closure of the home. However, the statement of purpose includes details of a registered manager who has yet to take up post or apply for registration.

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This monitoring visit

No children have lived in the home since the last inspection. Therefore, it has not been possible to demonstrate that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered to keep each child safe. This requirement is restated. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2737107 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, 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 registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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Requirement Due date

employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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Requirement Due date

if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home,

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Requirement Due date

if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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Requirement Due date

the individual is of integrity and good character;

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Requirement Due date

the individual has the appropriate experience, qualification and skills for the work that the individual is to perform;

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Requirement Due date

the individual is mentally and physically fit for the purposes of the work that the individual is to perform; and

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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) (2)(a)(b) (3)(a)(b)(c)(d))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 8 July 2024

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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— 8 July 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2737107 4 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)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

notify HMCI of any revisions and send HMCI a copy of the revised statement within 28days of the revision. (Regulation 16 (3)(a)(b)) 8 July 2024

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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: 2737107 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Young Options Group Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Astra House, The Common, Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 8RZ

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Lindsey Alexander

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Inspector

Joanna Heller, Regulatory Inspection Manager Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2737107 6 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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