Rubi Living Ltd.

Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Rubi Living Ltd 1 Rubi Living Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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provider

A private provider owns and operates this supported accommodation service. The service can accommodate up to seven children living in solo accommodation and up to 58 children living in 21 shared premises that are not limited to looked-after children and care leavers. At the time of the visit, 20 children and 18 young people aged 18 and over were being supported.

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provider

The service manager has been registered with Ofsted since November 2023.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted carried out a monitoring visit on 5 December 2024 in response to third-party concerns abouts staff’s ability to manage risk and keep children safe. In addition, this information alerted Ofsted to the possibility that the provider was accommodating children who should not be living in supported accommodation. Following the visit, a notice restricting accommodation, to prevent new admissions, was issued. In addition, two compliance notices were issued.

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This monitoring visit

A second monitoring visit was carried out on 21 January 2025. Although some progress had been made in respect of the compliance notices, these were reissued following the visit. The notice restricting accommodation, to prevent new admissions, remained in place.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to monitor compliance with the notice restricting accommodation and to review progress in relation to the two compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

No children have been admitted since the notice restricting accommodation was issued. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Rubi Living Ltd 2 Improved systems are now in place for the purpose of assessing children’s needs and their suitability to live in supported accommodation, before their admission. Removal of the notice restricting accommodation and preventing new admissions will enable this process to be tested in practice. In addition, weekly reviews of children’s needs, risks and progress ensure that supported accommodation remains a suitable place for children to live. This area of practice was subject to a compliance notice which is now considered to be met.

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This monitoring visit

Children’s support plans and risk assessments have been reviewed and updated. These documents now present an accurate picture of children’s known and emerging needs, risks and vulnerabilities and provide improved guidance for staff to ensure that children’s needs are understood and met. This area of practice was subject to a compliance notice which is now considered to be met.

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This monitoring visit

Suitable action has been taken to address four of the five requirements made at previous visits. This has resulted in improvements in management oversight, children’s accommodation, staff training and skills, and systems for notifying Ofsted of serious events. Systems for managing and investigating external complaints need further work. This requirement has been repeated.

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This monitoring visit

Based on the improvements made, Ofsted has taken the decision to lift the notice restricting accommodation. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Rubi Living Ltd 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 Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 and the ‘Guide to the Supported Accommodation Regulations, including Quality Standards’. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

Subject to paragraph (6), the registered person must establish a procedure for considering complaints and representations made by or on behalf of children.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the procedure must provide that no person who is the subject of a complaint or representation takes any part in its consideration or investigation, except at the informal resolution stage if the registered person considers it appropriate.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that a record is made of any complaint or representation, the action taken in response, and the outcome of any investigation. (Regulation 31 (1) (2) (3)) 30 April 2025

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to follow up information received by Ofsted and/or to ensure that the supported accommodation provider was complying with regulation.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Rubi Living Ltd 4

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Supported accommodation provider details

Nominated individual: Kennedy Sigobodhla

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered service manager: Kennedy Sigobodhla

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Inspector

Debbie Holder, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Rubi Living Ltd 5 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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