Children's Home run by G B A Care Limited in Calderdale

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC462593 1 SC462593 Registered provider: G B A Care 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 is owned and run by a private company. It provides care for up to four children who may experience social and emotional difficulties. There were two children living in the home at the time of the visit.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in October 2024.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of the monitoring visit was to address specific concerns and allegations received by Ofsted. Ofsted was notified of a serious incident involving members of staff. This visit was to assess the provider’s response to the serious incident and the well-being and safeguarding of the children.

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This monitoring visit

All children were present during the visit and the inspector spent time with them. The children were relaxed and engaging with staff, and the home had a welcoming atmosphere.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have completed in-depth investigations into the serious incident. Lessons have been learned, systems have been developed and actions taken in response to the findings. This includes the delivery of sexual harassment training that all staff have received. Whistle-blowing and staff conduct are discussion topics that are now embedded in supervision sessions and team meetings.

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This monitoring visit

This was a focused inspection. Therefore, the requirements and recommendations from the last full inspection have not been reviewed and are restated. There are no new requirements or recommendations from this visit. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC462593 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

16/09/2024 Full Good 22/01/2024 Full Good 18/05/2022 Full Good 26/04/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC462593 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 persons 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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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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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm; take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(iii)(vi))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, risk assessments need to be updated regularly to reflect any identified risks to a child to ensure that staff take the appropriate steps to safeguard children.

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Requirement Due date

In addition, these risk assessments need to be consistent in the information they contain to avoid any possible confusion in the care provided by the staff.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been restated. 16 October 2024

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Requirement Due date

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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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— 16 October 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC462593 4 use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(h))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered manager must ensure that they have sufficient oversight and monitoring of all areas of the home.

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Requirement Due date

In addition, the registered manager should ensure that they have sufficient oversight of all areas of staff practice in the home.

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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

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

For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained—

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Requirement Due date

the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) (“the Level 3 Diploma”); or

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Requirement Due date

a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma.

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Requirement Due date

in the case of an individual who starts working in a care role in a home after 1st April 2014, the date which falls 2 years after the date on which the individual started working in a care role in a home; or

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Requirement Due date

in the case of an individual who was working in a care role in a home on 1st April 2014, 1st April 2016.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person may defer the relevant date if the individual— 16 October 2024 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC462593 5 does not work, or has not worked, in a care role in a home for a prolonged period; or

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Requirement Due date

works, or has worked, in a care role in a home on a part- time basis. (Regulation 32 (1) (3)(b) (4)(a)(b) (5)(a)(b) (6)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that staff have the appropriate specialist training required to meet the individual needs of the children.

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Requirement Due date

In addition, the registered person must ensure that all staff complete the required qualification within the specified timescale.

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that the child protection policy of the home is followed regarding how allegations against staff members are managed. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 17, paragraph 9.44)

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that children have appropriate education arrangements in place that meet their needs. Where this is not the case, they should challenge the local authority to ensure this is rectified in a timely way. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 27, paragraph 5.11).

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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: SC462593 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2nd Floor Brian Royd Mills, Saddleworth Road, Halifax HX4 8NF

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Inspector

Rachel Moore, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC462593 7 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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