Children's Home run by Rubix Housing Ltd in Liverpool

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2829855 1 Registered provider: Rubix Housing 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 owned by a private company. It is registered to provide care for up to 2 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children's home

At the time of the inspection, 2 children were living at the home. The inspector spoke to 2 children about their experiences of living at the home.

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This monitoring visit

The monitoring visit was undertaken to explore specific concerns relating to the effectiveness of safer recruitment processes and the robustness of arrangements for identifying, assessing and managing risks between children. The visit focused on evaluating whether the provider had taken sufficient action to address these issues and ensure that children are safe.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders and managers did not thoroughly assess all known risks and behaviours before children moved into the home. As a result, the suitability of the placements was not fully considered, including the impact on children already living in the home and the suitability of the home's location.

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This monitoring visit

Not all children have individual or up-to-date risk assessments, and those that are in place do not provide clear or directive strategies to guide staff in managing and mitigating risk. As a result, staff do not have the information they need to safeguard children effectively.

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Safer recruitment processes are not applied consistently. Managers do not always demonstrate professional curiosity when exploring gaps in employment or reasons for leaving previous roles, weakening the safeguards in place to protect children. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2829855 2 Staff respond to behavioural incidents and safety concerns. However, not all incidents are recorded, and some lack sufficient detail. Although managers review these incidents, they do not consistently identify gaps in staff practice, risk management or record-keeping. Additionally, when serious incidents have occurred, managers have failed to notify Ofsted.

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Leadership and management oversight is weak. Managers do not have effective systems in place to monitor and review the quality of care. In the manager's absence, arrangements for leadership in the home are insufficient, resulting in gaps in oversight and inconsistent support for staff. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2829855 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 with the given timescales.

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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;

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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)(f)(h)) 10 May 2026

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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; 10 May 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2829855 4 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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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. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(b))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that there are individual risk assessment and support plans in place for each child that contain clear and directive strategies that clearly identify the action staff must take to mitigate risk.

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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; and

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that there are clear processes in place to ensure robust risk assessment and information-gathering are undertaken when considering any new placement. 10 May 2026

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within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

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a description of the measure and its duration;

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details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure; 10 May 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2829855 5 the name of the person who used the measure (“the user”), and of any other person present when the measure was used;

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the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and

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a description of any injury to the child or any other person, and any medical treatment administered, as a result of the measure;

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within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so (“the authorised person”)—

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has spoken to the user about the measure; and

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has signed the record to confirm it is accurate; and

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within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(iv)(v)(vi)(viii)(vii)(b)(i)(ii)(c))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that when physical intervention has been used, the record contains a full description of the event, that has also been reviewed, and any shortfalls are identified.

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The registered person must ensure that when conversations take place with children following the use of physical intervention, the use of restraint is explored with the child.

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*These requirements are subject of a compliance notice.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to address concerns about safer recruitment and the management of risks between children

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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: 2829855 6

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Rubix Housing Limited

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: 69 Banstead Road, Carshalton SM5 3NP

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Children's home details

Registered manager: Chanell Duncan-Staple

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Inspector

Kimmy Feeley, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2829855 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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