Independent Visitor Reports
To receive details of Regulation 33 inspections made to Haringey’s residential homes.
Minutes:
The Committee received an update on Regulation 33 visits to Haringey Park and Coppetts Road children’s homes in the June – August 2011 period. As requested, the reports now included information on occupancy rates at both homes. As a result of capacity issues, a visit was not undertaken to Haringey Park in August although the required 12 visits per year to each home would still be completed and that the September visit had already been carried out.
Work would be progressed to continue the use and re-recruitment of young inspectors to participate in the Reg. 33 visit process.
An update would be provided at the next meeting on refurbishment of the kitchen at Haringey Park, work which had now been completed at Coppetts Road. It was intended that the new configuration would promote the independence of young people by providing an area they could use to cook in.
It was confirmed that staff at both homes had now completed restraint training centred on behaviour management and de-escalation techniques. Work was underway with the Organisational Development team to sustain the training going forward.
Confirmation was provided that the young people at both homes had been issued with SAN log ons and that a programme was being developed to train staff.
The young people’s phone at Coppetts Road was being decommissioned with residents able to use mobiles or phones in the staff offices.
The report was noted.