Children's Home run by Sanitas Cura Ltd in Liverpool

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2835212 1 Registered provider: Sanitas Cura Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is privately operated and provides care for one child who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, the setting was suspended, and a notice to cancel the provider’s registration had been issued.

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Information about this children’s home

The home and the manager registered with Ofsted in June 2025.

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This monitoring visit

A monitoring visit was carried out on 27 August 2025 that identified serious and widespread concerns. The visit was carried out to review the actions taken by the provider following a decision to cancel the provider’s registration.

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Inspectors considered the provider’s action plan to determine whether sufficient action has been taken to demonstrate that the provider can safely care for children and have the suspension lifted.

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Key policies, such as those relating to children going missing from home, do not align with local safeguarding procedures. This creates ambiguity for staff and risks inconsistent responses in critical situations. Staff do not have a clear understanding of what is expected of them, which undermines the effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has carried out a lessons-learned exercise with the staff team. However, it lacked meaningful reflection on what went wrong and failed to consider the individual practice of staff, including leaders and managers. There was no exploration of accountability or how future incidents could be prevented. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2835212 2 The provider has placed a strong emphasis on delivering training to staff in areas such as ligature, self-harm, and children going missing from home. This has been beneficial in improving staff’s awareness and response in specific scenarios. However, most of this training has been delivered internally by the manager, whose leadership and oversight were previously associated with repeated incidents of significant harm to a child living at the home. This raises concerns about the appropriateness and credibility of the training, particularly in the absence of any

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evaluation of the manager’s capability to deliver it effectively.

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This monitoring visit

There has been no meaningful scrutiny of the manager’s leadership or decision- making following the suspension. The only supervision session held with the manager focused solely on staff training, missing a critical opportunity to assess his competence, accountability, and ability to manage risk. There is no evidence that the provider has explored the manager’s role in previous failings or considered whether he is equipped to lead the service safely moving forward.

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This monitoring visit

Despite multiple opportunities to identify and address risk, the manager and the responsible individual failed to do so. There is no evidence of either recognising shortfalls in staff practice or considering performance issues arising from serious safeguarding incidents. The absence of individual accountability and reflective learning continues to raise serious concerns about the provider’s capacity to protect children from harm and to lead a safe and effective service.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement Not previously inspected Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2835212 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 Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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

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assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies;

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that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm;

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that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health; and that the effectiveness of the home’s child protection policies is monitored regularly. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(b)(d)) 9 November 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2835212 4 In particular, the registered person must ensure that—

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children do not have access to hazardous items, such as vapes;

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staff understand their roles and responsibilities;

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staff take immediate action to locate children who are missing, and that measures are in place to prevent this from occurring;

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staff are trained to understand risks of self-harm and take measures where there are concerns that a child may be at risk. The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(c)(f)(h))

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The registered person must ensure that— 9 November 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2835212 5 there is clear oversight of all incidents, including any shortfalls in actions taken by staff to manage and prevent risk effectively;

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there are clear systems in place to evaluate and monitor the quality of care.

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The care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home.

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

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that children are admitted to the home only if their needs are within the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the home is to provide care and accommodation, as set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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that each child’s relevant plans are followed;

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that the child’s placing authority is contacted, and a review of that child’s relevant plans is requested, if—

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the registered person considers that the child is at risk of harm or has concerns that the care provided for the child is inadequate to meet the child’s needs. (Regulation 14 (1)(a) (2)(a)(c)(e)(i)) 9 November 2025

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The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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

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meet each child’s behavioural and emotional needs, as set out in the child’s relevant plans;

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help each child to develop socially aware behaviour; 9 November 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2835212 6 encourage each child to take responsibility for the child’s behaviour, in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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communicate to each child expectations about the child’s behaviour and ensure that the child understands those expectations in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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help each child to understand, in a way that is appropriate according to the child’s age and understanding, personal, sexual and social relationships, and how those relationships can be supportive or harmful;

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strive to gain each child’s respect and trust. (Regulation 11 (1)(a) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(viii))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that staff avoid writing records that blame children for their behaviour. Instead, records should highlight a child’s vulnerabilities in a respectful way that shows staff understand their needs.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2835212 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Sanitas Cura Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 64 Mill Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, Merseyside L12 7JB

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Inspectors

Nicola Forrester, Social Care Inspector Kelly McCurdy, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2835212 8 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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Inspectors

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