The London City Care and Support Services Limited

Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: The London City Care and Support Services Limited The London City Care and Support Services Limited

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Registered provider: The London City Care and Support Services Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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provider

The London City Care and Support Services Limited registered with Ofsted on 16 August 2023 to provide non-ring-fenced supported accommodation. At the time of registration, the provider had two properties offering supported accommodation for up to 10 children. At the time of this visit, the provider had six properties registered as open offering supported accommodation for up to 25 children.

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provider

This monitoring visit was announced approximately one hour in advance to the nominated individual. On the day of this visit, eight children were placed with this provider.

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provider

The inspector visited one property and spoke with the registered service manager. Children were unavailable to speak with the inspector.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was arranged to review the provider’s compliance with one compliance notice, issued on 27 January 2025.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted are satisfied the matters are being satisfactorily addressed. The registered service manager has made significant progress in addressing the compliance notice which focused on children’s support plans.

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This monitoring visit

Except for one child who has recently moved in, all children now have a detailed and individualised support plan. However, the registered service manager and staff team have not written children’s support plans in consultation with each child. The Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: The London City Care and Support Services Limited inspector found that the registered service manager has set the staff team a timeframe to ensure every child is involved in contributing to their plan for support. This ensures support plans are meaningful and take account of relevant information. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: The London City Care and Support Services Limited

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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 support standard is that children receive individual and tailored support that meets their needs.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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Requirement Due date

ensure that plans for support are based on initial referral information, are meaningful and are created in full consultation with the child, taking account of relevant plans for the child;

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that every child's support plan is written and reviewed in consultation with the relevant child. 06 June 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: The London City Care and Support Services Limited

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider: The London City Care and Support Services Limited

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered service manager: Debonico Brandy-Williams

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Inspector

Victoria Jones, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: The London City Care and Support Services Limited 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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