Transition Care Peterborough Ltd

Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Transition Care Peterborough Ltd 1 Transition Care Peterborough Limited

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Registered provider: Transition Care Peterborough Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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provider

This supported accommodation is operated by a private provider in the east of England. The provider can accommodate up to 13 individuals in five shared or group-living premises that are limited to accommodating looked-after children and care leavers. At the time of the inspection, seven looked-after children aged 16 and 17 were accommodated.

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provider

The service manager registered with Ofsted in February 2024.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to assess the progress made by the provider to meet the steps set out in the compliance notices issued under section 22a of the Care Standards Act 2000. These relate to regulation 4 (the leadership and management standard) and regulation 7 (the support standard).

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This monitoring visit

Meetings were held with the nominated individual, the registered service manager, two support workers and two children.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have made significant improvements in several areas. They have not admitted any children into the service since the previous monitoring visit. However, a robust process for managing referrals is now in place and children will only be admitted if their assessed needs can be met. They have improved their processes for deciding if children are suitable to live together in shared accommodation. They consider decisions about admissions carefully and no longer move children into accommodation at short notice. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Transition Care Peterborough Ltd 2 Leaders and managers have amended their practices to ensure that they are operating in line with the provider’s statement of purpose. Staff support children to manage their vulnerabilities rather than attempting to remove risks from children. Staff also help children to manage and administer their own medication.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have made improvements to staff recruitment processes. They carry out verbal checks with reference providers when there is reason to do so. This helps to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have improved the way in which they plan and record the support provided for children. They have reviewed each child’s support plan and risk assessment. They ensure that these plans include information obtained during the referral process. However, they do not always ensure that plans contain current information. This can make it difficult for staff and children to understand how children’s plans correspond to their current needs.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers ensure that when children go missing from home, staff take appropriate steps to safeguard them. They consult effectively with the local authority and ensure that each child is offered an independent interview when they return home.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers have notified Ofsted of all serious events affecting children. This has enabled the regulator to have oversight of the provider’s safeguarding practices. However, leaders and managers have failed to provide Ofsted with a quality of support review in line with regulatory requirements. This is a missed opportunity to reflect on areas of identified strengths and weaknesses and the experiences of children.

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This monitoring visit

A case review was held on 27 March 2025. The decision was made that the provider had made sufficient progress to meet the steps in the two compliance notices. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Transition Care Peterborough 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

The registered person must maintain a system for monitoring and improving the quality of support provided by the supported accommodation undertaking by completing a review ("a quality of support review") at least once every six months, which must take into account—

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Requirement Due date

the views of children, including any feedback and complaints received;

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feedback from individual children on the impact the supported accommodation has had on the child’s life, especially regarding how well prepared the child felt for transition into supported accommodation and how well prepared the child feels for transition out of supported accommodation;

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feedback from each child’s accommodating authority, staff and any relevant persons;

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any relevant research and developments in relation to the way in which the needs of children are best met.

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After completing a quality of support review, the registered person must produce a written report setting out the actions the registered person intends to take as a result of that quality of support review.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must provide a copy of the review report to the CIECSS within 28 days beginning with the day on which the report is completed, and make a copy of it available on request to each child’s accommodating authority. (Regulation 32 (1)(a)(b)(c)(d) (2) (3)) 30 April 2025 Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Transition Care Peterborough Ltd 4

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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: Transition Care Peterborough Ltd 5

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider: Transition Care Peterborough Limited

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider address: 27 Church Street, Nassington, Peterborough PE8 6QG

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered service manager: Kelly Belding

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Inspector

Steve James, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Transition Care Peterborough Ltd 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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