Issue - meetings

To provide an update on Muswell House Children’s Home and  the response to the recent OFSTED inspection.

Further to previous meetings Members received an update on staffing issues at Muswell House. They also received more information in relation to the input from Tavistock Haringey in assisting with developing the work that would improve Muswell House’s performance in forthcoming inspections.

An assessment process and statement of purpose was currently being finalised and a draft updated young people’s guide was due to be completed.

There was discussion on  the progress made by Muswell Hill House and a proposal made on   changing the name of the Children’s home to signify this. The name Coppetts Road Children’s Home was suggested. Agreed that the Deputy Director for Children’s services investigate the process for doing this.

The committee welcomed the  officer responses added to the Ofsted findings contained in the report . Agreed that actions which had been completed are only removed from the table once considered and notified to the committee.

RESOLVED:

1. The report be noted
2. That an updated response to the Ofsted inspection be considered at the next meeting of  the committee.