Children's Home run by The Angels Homes London Limited in Brent

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2775324 1 Registered provider: The Angels Homes London Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned children’s home is registered to provide care for up to four children who may experience social and emotional difficulties . At the time of the monitoring visit, no children were living in the home .

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager has submitted a voluntary cancellation form to Ofsted and is not in post. There is no current responsible individual in place. The provider has identified individuals to take on the roles of responsible individual and registered manager. However, at the time of this visit, neither has submitted an application to Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

On 7 August 2025, Ofsted conducted an assurance inspection at this children’s home. The inspection identified serious and widespread concerns regarding the care and safety of children. During the inspection, one child was removed from the home by their placing authority, and the remaining child was moved shortly thereafter.

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This monitoring visit

In response to the findings, Ofsted issued a notice restricting accommodation at the home and two compliance notices relating to the protection of children and leadership and management.

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This monitoring visit

Since the assurance inspection, the provider has taken some steps to address some of the identified failings. The home environment has been improved. A newly formed leadership and management team has been appointed, including a proposed responsible individual, a proposed registered manager and senior staff members. A new staff team is also being appointed.

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This monitoring visit

However, at the time of this monitoring visit, the new leadership team had been in the home for only one full day. The team was unaware of the detail of the compliance notices that had previously been issued, and children’s files were not accessible. Consequently, there was minimal evidence of progress towards meeting Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2775324 2 the compliance notices or other shortfalls. The provider has initiated some structural changes aimed at improving the quality of care. However, their plans are in their infancy and are yet to have an impact.

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This monitoring visit

As a result of this monitoring visit, a further restriction of accommodation notice and two compliance notices have been served. Requirements raised at the previous assurance inspection have also been reissued along with an additional requirement regarding children’s files. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2775324 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

08/04/2025 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2775324 4

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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 with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff—

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if the registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans; and

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seek to develop and maintain effective professional relationships with such persons, bodies or organisations as the registered person considers appropriate having regard to the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the children’s home is to provide care and accommodation. (Regulation 5 (c)(d)) 21 December 2025

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The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose;

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose; 21 December 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2775324 5 protect and promote each child’s welfare;

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treat each child with dignity and respect;

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provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background;

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help each child to understand and manage the impact of any experience of abuse or neglect;

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provide to children living in the home the physical necessities they need in order to live there comfortably; and

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make decisions about the day-to-day arrangements for each child, in accordance with the child’s relevant plans, which give the child an appropriate degree of freedom and choice. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vii)(ix))

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The enjoyment and achievement standard is that children take part in and benefit from a variety of activities that meet their needs and develop and reflect their creative, cultural, intellectual, physical and social interests and skills.

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

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develop the child’s interests and hobbies;

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participate in activities that the child enjoys and which meet and expand the child’s interests and preferences; and

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make a positive contribution to the home and the wider community; and

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that each child has access to a range of activities that enable the child to pursue the child’s interests and hobbies. (Regulation 9 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(b)) 21 December 2025

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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 the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— 21 December 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2775324 6 that staff—

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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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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(vi))

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*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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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)(f)(h)) 21 December 2025

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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. 21 December 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2775324 7 (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a))

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In particular, the manager should register with Ofsted.

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An organisation may only carry on a home if—

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the organisation has notified HMCI of the name, address and position in the organisation of the responsible individual.

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The requirements are that a responsible individual must—

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satisfy the requirements in paragraph (5)(a) to (c); and

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have the capacity, experience and skills to supervise the management of the home, or the homes, in respect of which the responsible individual is nominated. (Regulation 26 (4)(ii) (7)(a)(b)) 21 December 2025

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The registered person must notify HMCI and each other 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;

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

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there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there;

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a child protection enquiry involving a child—

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concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or

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there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious.

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A notification made under this regulation—

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the matter; 21 December 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2775324 8 the other persons, bodies or organisations (if any) who or which have been notified; and

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any actions taken by the registered person as a result of the matter;

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must be made or confirmed in writing. (Regulation 40 (4)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii)(e) (5)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(b))

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The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children at least once every 6 months.

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In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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the quality of care provided for children;

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the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it;

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and any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.

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After completing a quality of care review, the registered person must produce a written report about the quality of care review and the actions which the registered person intends to take as a result of the quality-of-care review (“the quality of care review report”).

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supply to HMCI a copy of the quality of care review report within 28 days of the date on which the quality-of-care review is completed; and

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make a copy of the quality of care review report available on request to a placing authority, if the placing authority is not the parent of a child accommodated in the home. (Regulation 45 (1) (2)(a)(b)(c) (3) (4)(a)(b)) 21 December 2025

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The registered person must maintain records (“case records”) for each child which— 21 December 2025 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2775324 9 include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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are signed and dated by the author of each entry.

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in cases not falling within sub-paragraph (a), for 75 years from the child’s date of birth;

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securely in the children’s home during the period when the child to whom the case records relate is accommodated there; and

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in a secure place after the child has ceased to be accommodated in the home. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(b)(c)(d))

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*These requirements are subject to a compliance notice.

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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: 2775324 10

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: The Angels Homes London Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Magnolia House Spring Villa Park, 11 Spring Villa Road, Edgware HA8 7EB

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Inspector

Richard Wyper, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2775324 11 regulates and inspects 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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