Children's Home run by Supporting Hands Care Services Ltd in Bradford

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2598804 1 Registered provider: Supporting Hands Care Services Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and operated by a private provider. It provides care for one child who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has been registered with Ofsted since April 2021.

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Information about this children’s home

No child was living at the home at the time of this inspection.

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This monitoring visit

The purpose of this monitoring visit was to review the provider’s compliance with the suspension notice that was issued after the last inspection.

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This monitoring visit

The inspector also monitored the progress and actions taken by the management team to ensure that staff are safely recruited. Furthermore, that when concerns are known about the suitability of staff, that the management team takes appropriate action to ensure that children are safely cared for and that their well-being is promoted.

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This monitoring visit

No child has moved into the home since the last inspection. The provider has therefore complied with the suspension notice.

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This monitoring visit

The home remains clean, tidy and well furnished.

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This monitoring visit

The management team has had time to reflect on the actions that led to the enforcement action being taken by Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

During this time, managers have reviewed and made changes to their policies and procedures to ensure that they follow ongoing safer recruitment practice. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2598804 2 Changes have been made to the way in which the manager reviews staff’s Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. This includes monthly checks automatically taking place to allow early detection of any changes.

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This monitoring visit

Supervision templates have changed to allow for discussions between the manager and staff about whether there are any changes to staff’s DBS checks. The manager will also check with staff whether there have been any events that could lead to criminal prosecution. This action will allow for the early detection of safeguarding concerns and will alert the management team to intervene to prevent children being put at risk of harm through unsafe staff working with them.

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This monitoring visit

The management team has undertaken specific training that will enhance its skills and knowledge around safer recruitment and the impact and trauma this can cause to children when they do not adhere to the regulations.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have spent time reflecting on their actions and acknowledge that they are wholly responsible for the action that was taken by Ofsted to suspend the registration of the home and, more importantly, that the child had to move out in an unplanned way. They take full responsibility for their lack of insight into the harm that can be caused to children when they prioritise staff over children’s safety.

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This monitoring visit

The management team has taken action to address the concerns. Not all the requirements were considered as part of this monitoring visit. These have been restated with an additional requirement relating to the recruitment of staff. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2598804 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

18/06/2025 Full Good 18/06/2024 Full Good 24/05/2023 Full Good 15/08/2022 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2598804 4

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person 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 must comply with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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Requirement Due date

employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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Requirement Due date

if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home,

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Requirement Due date

if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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Requirement Due date

the individual is of integrity and good character.

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Requirement Due date

For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained—

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Requirement Due date

the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) (“the Level 3 Diploma”); or

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Requirement Due date

a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma.

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Requirement Due date

in the case of an individual who starts working in a care role in a home after 1st April 2014, the date which falls 2 years after the date on which the individual started working in a care role in a home; or

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Requirement Due date

in the case of an individual who was working in a care role in a home on 1st April 2014, 1st April 2016. 3 February 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2598804 5 (Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(a) (4)(a)(b) (5)(a)(b))

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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 children’s home that—

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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

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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Requirement Due date

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; and

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

This requirement has been restated. 3 February 2026

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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: 2598804 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Supporting Hands Care Services Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Ovenden House, Ovenden Road, Halifax HX3 5QG

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Inspector

Angela Ross, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2598804 7 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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