Youth Support Solutions

Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Youth Support Solutions 1 Youth Support Solutions

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Registered provider: Youth Support Solutions Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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provider

This service is owned and managed by a private provider. It offers accommodation and support for up to 10 children living in three shared premises that are limited to looked-after children and care leavers.

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provider

At the time of this visit, three children aged 16 and 17 were using the service.

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provider

The manager, who is also the nominated individual, and the service registered with Ofsted in March 2024.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted carried out a monitoring visit on 1 April 2025 due to concerns that the provider was failing to notify Ofsted of significant events involving children. Following the visit, a notice restricting accommodation, to prevent new admissions was issued. Two compliance notices were also issued under regulation 4 and 27.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this latest 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

The registered service manager has reviewed the referrals and admissions process. Improved processes before children are admitted, for assessing their needs and their suitability to live in supported accommodation, have been introduced. The effectiveness of these processes cannot be assessed because no children have been admitted since the notice restricting accommodation was issued.

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This monitoring visit

One child who requires intense supervision and support due to their addiction continues to be accommodated. The manager has updated the child’s risk assessment and support plan to ensure that these higher needs are being met Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Youth Support Solutions 2 overall. However, by accommodating this child, the provider continues to operate outside the scope of the supported accommodation regulations. This aspect of the compliance notice is not met.

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This monitoring visit

Notifications of serious incidents have been made since the last visit. This improvement means that Ofsted can maintain regulatory oversight of the risks and needs of children supported by this service. The compliance notice relating to this is assessed as met.

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This monitoring visit

Following this visit, one compliance notice has been reissued and the notice restricting accommodation, to prevent new admissions, remains in place. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Youth Support Solutions 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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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

ensure that arrangements are in place to manage referrals of children to the supported accommodation undertaking and admissions of children to premises used as supported accommodation, including, where relevant, emergency referrals and admissions. (Regulation 4 (1) (2)(f)) 18 June 2025

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Requirement Due date

*These requirements are subject to a compliance notice.

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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: Youth Support Solutions 4

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider: Youth Support Solutions Limited

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered service manager: Clarissa John

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Inspector

Alli Tandy, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Youth Support Solutions 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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