Overview Report 2000

Report of Findings Relating to Inspection of
Children's Residential Centres
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The Overview Report 2000 is the first annual report of the Social Services Inspectorate and sets out its findings from the first twelve children's residential centres it inspected.

1: Overview of Social Services Inspectorate

1.1 Introduction
1.2 The inspection of children's residential centers
1.3 Follow up to the findings of the Inspectorate's reports
1.4 The process of inspection
1.5 Child protection issues

2: Inspection of the service

2.1 The children & young people
2.2 Staffing

2.2.1 Staff Recruitment & Induction
2.2.2 Staff experience
2.2.3 Qualifications & Training
2.2.4 Supervision
2.2.5 Duty Rotas

2.3 Premises
2.4 Purpose and Function
2.5 Admissions policy and criteria
2.6 Care planning and review (including involvement of family needs)
2.7 Review of care plans
2.8 Young people's records
2.9 Supervision and visiting of young people by social workers
2.10 Management
2.11 Role of Health Board's in monitoring of the Implementation of regulations and standards

3: Inspection of Care Standards

3.1 Psychological and emotional development
3.2 Health Care
3.3 Unauthorised absences
3.4 Access to information
3.5 Child protection
3.6 Complaints procedure
3.7 Consultation
3.8 Leaving care
3.9 Living skills
3.10 Use of physical restraint
3.11 Sanctions policy
3.12 Working in partnership
3.13 Education
3.14 Respect of privacy, dignity and individuality of young people
3.15 Preserving the young persons sense on identity
3.16 Maintenance of a register
3.17 Insurance
3.18 Safety
3.19 Fire precautions
3.20 Pets
3.21 Administrative records

4: Conclusions and recommendations

4.1 Overview
4.2 Management and staff training
4.3 Agreed standards
4.4 Care planning
4.5 Local monitoring
4.6 Support and supervision
4.7 Purpose and function of centres
4.8 Views of children and their parents
4.9 Leaving care
4.10 Finally