Children's home run by Bradford Children’s and Families Trust

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2729749 1 Registered provider: Bradford Children’s and Families Trust

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

Bradford Children and Families Trust run this home. It provides care for up to ten children with sensory impairments, physical disabilities and/or learning disabilities. Children can live or stay at this home under short-break arrangements. At the time of this inspection, five children were living at the home. The provider had suspended short breaks due to staff shortages and the needs of another child living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

An interim manager started managing the home in April 2023. They have submitted an application to become the registered manager for the home.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted undertook a full inspection on 11 and 12 June 2024. There were significant shortfalls found relating to leadership and management of the home. Ofsted issued a compliance notice under Regulation 13 of the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015. This visit was conducted to monitor the home’s progress in meeting the compliance notice issued at the last inspection. The requirements and recommendation made at the last inspection are outside of the scope of this monitoring visit. These will be reviewed at the next inspection.

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This monitoring visit

The interim manager has submitted an application to register. The provider has reviewed the advert for the recruitment of a permanent manager. There is now improved succession planning to ensure internal applicants are supported to develop in the home. This is aimed to ensure the home has stable and consistent leadership moving forwards.

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This monitoring visit

The interim manager continues to spend two days per week in the home and works off site outside of this. The three assistant managers work in the home ensuring Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2729749 2 there is an assistant manager in the home every day. In addition, the service manager and the responsible individual spend time at the home each week. On the days that the interim manager is not present at the home, daily meetings are conducted remotely with the manager to discuss any events that have occurred over the previous day. However, the records relating to these meetings were not present or available at the home for the inspectors to review during the inspection. The regulator is unable to fully assess the effectiveness.

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This monitoring visit

Managers maintain oversight of children’s care. This includes their review of any incidents, accidents, allegations and safeguarding concerns. Managers regularly review and quality assure children’s daily records and files. However, the level of detail in notifications has been lacking particularly given the nature of concerns. This limits the regulator’s ability to fulfil its role in safeguarding children.

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This monitoring visit

Staff are supported to speak about their experiences following incidents. This provides them with emotional support and any additional measures support or training to complete their role. For example, training in physical interventions has been identified to support staff confidence in using restraints.

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This monitoring visit

There were no concerns identified that constitute complaints. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2729749 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

11/06/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 30/08/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2729749 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 registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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Requirement Due date

an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious;

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Requirement Due date

there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious.

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A notification made under this regulation—

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Requirement Due date

Regulation 40 (4)(b)(e) (5)(a)(i) 18 July 2024

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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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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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Requirement Due date

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;

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Requirement Due date

provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background;

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Requirement Due date

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

(Regulation 6 (1)(b) (2)(a)(iv)(c)(i)) 13 September Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2729749 5 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—

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Requirement Due date

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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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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Requirement Due date

that the effectiveness of the home’s child protection policies is monitored regularly.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 12 (1)(a)(i)(v)(vi)(vii)(e)) 13 September

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Requirement Due date

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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Requirement Due date

supply to HMCI a copy of the quality of care review report within 28 days of the date on which the quality of care review is completed

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Recommendations

 The registered person should make sure that the children’s guide provides children with information on how to make a complaint in line with the home’s complaints procedure and how advocacy support and the Office of the Children’s Commissioner. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 24, paragraph 4.22) Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2729749 6  The registered person should make sure that children’s case records are stored at the home or available to view at the home at any such time are required. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62 paragraph 14.3)

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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: 2729749 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Bradford Children’s and Families Trust

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Sir Henry Mitchell House (5th Floor), 4 Manchester Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD5 0QL

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Pamela Stanyon-Carr

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Inspectors

Honor Hamshaw, Social Care Inspector Johanna Wilson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2729749 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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Inspectors

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