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Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Agape4all 1 Agape4all

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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provider

This service is owned and operated by a private provider. The service provides shared accommodation for up to 19 children, and it is limited to looked after children and care leavers.

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provider

At the time of this visit, the provider was supporting four children.

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provider

The service manager, who is also the nominated individual, has been registered with Ofsted since 22 September 2024.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted carried out this monitoring visit in response to concerns raised by a child and others about staff’s ability to meet their needs and keep them safe. This information indicated that the provider was accommodating a child who should not be living in supported accommodation.

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This monitoring visit

The staff team is not consistent. The child said that they rarely see the same member of staff. The house is also used for staff training, which means that staff unknown to the child are often present in the home. The manager had not reflected on the impact of these issues on the child. As a result, the child is unable to build trusting and positive relationships with staff who know them well.

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This monitoring visit

Staff do not support the child in line with the organisation’s policies and statement of purpose. Staff have stored and dispensed medication, which does not promote the child’s independence. The manager was unaware of this practice, which is not in line with the ethos of supported accommodation. This indicates that the manager does not have sufficient oversight of this service. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Agape4all 2 The registered service manager, who is also the nominated individual, did not have a process in place to notify Ofsted of serious incidents. Incidents that included threats to staff and verbal aggression where the police had been called had not been notified to Ofsted. This prevents Ofsted as the regulator from having effective oversight of the service and assessing the risks to children.

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This monitoring visit

Following this visit, two compliance notices have been issued. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Agape4all 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 leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the supported accommodation undertaking that puts children first and prioritises their wellbeing and development.

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

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lead and manage the supported accommodation undertaking in a way that is consistent with the ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the undertaking’s statement of purpose. (Regulation 4 (1) (2)(a)) 4 May 2025

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*The registered person must notify the CIECSS and any relevant person without delay if—

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a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation or child criminal exploitation;

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

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there is an allegation of abuse against the supported accommodation undertaking or a person working for it;

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a child protection enquiry— is instigated, or

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concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry). (Regulation 27 (3)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii)) 4 May 2025

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Requirement Due date

*These requirements are subject to a compliance notice. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Agape4all 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: Agape4all 5

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Inspector

Clare Hannah, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Agape4all 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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Inspector

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