Regulation 33 Visits
The Committee will receive details of Regulation 33 inspections made to Haringey’s residential homes.
Minutes:
Members considered the findings of recent regulation 33 visits to the Council’s Children’s Homes and noted the recommendations arising from these visits and the actions being taken forward.
Previously Members of the Committee had raised concerns about the understanding key workers had at the children’s homes of the use and importance of the SAM codes. This code was allocated to each young person in the home in order to help them access online learning systems. Key workers were expected to know the importance of these codes and be able to assist the young person in using them. It was agreed that the Haringey Virtual School Head, when making her regular visits to the children’s residential homes, discuss the current use of the SAM codes and further gage the key workers understanding of them.
Members referred to a recommendation relating to the use of the Framework I system by staff at the children’s homes and recalled a previous explanation that agency staff were not permitted to add information to the system. It was noted that where agency staff have been working at the home for long period of time or are regularly called upon to assist in the home, they should have access to the system to add case notes. Agreed that the Head of Safeguarding, Quality Assurance & Practice Development seek a resolution to this recommendation and report back the outcome in the matters arising report to be considered by the Committee at their January meeting.
A visit to a home in October reported on shortness of a visit due to disruptive behaviour. The Committee asked that further details be provided on the nature of the disruption to provide understanding on reasons for the visit being brief.