Staff in care home failed to prevent children being sexually exploited, Ofsted finds

Children in a private care home have been discovered to have been sexually exploited by males and felt unsafe, however nothing was executed by workers to assist them, a report by Ofsted has discovered.

Two children dwelling on the Warrington home have been often going lacking and have been vulnerable to baby sexual exploitation, an inspection into the facility run by Cambian Childcare Ltd found.

The report from the watchdog mentioned that on numerous events the children advised workers that they’d “met unknown adult males and had engaged in sexual activities to gain money”.

“Children have also informed staff that they have been scared about their own safety when out of the home,” it famous, including that workers have been “not sufficiently responsive in their approach”. It was not clear what the care home workers had executed to scale back the dangers for these younger individuals or prevent them from going lacking.

“Despite the seriousness of a recent incident when a child alleged that she had been sexually assaulted by an older male, the interim manager has not identified clear strategies or processes for staff to follow to reduce this risk,” Ofsted mentioned.

The home has not been closed, however the watchdog mentioned {that a} baby could also be vulnerable to hurt on the facility. A discover proscribing lodging has been issued, in addition to two compliance notices below regulation 12, the safety of children customary, and regulation 13, the management and administration customary.

The watchdog inspected the home on 23 February.

Cambian Childcare Ltd is without doubt one of the major personal suppliers of care to children in England. Children’s care has grow to be more and more privatised: three-quarters of children’s properties are privately run, up from simply 40% 20 years in the past, and a few third of children are positioned with foster households utilizing personal companies.

Cambian has been approached for remark.