This children's home in Stockport run by the private company Halliwell Homes Ltd. Inadequate by every @Ofstednews measure. 
@Ofstednews Serious and widespread failures which put at risk eight children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties who must call this their 'home'.
@Ofstednews Persistent, inappropriate use of restraint by untrained staff which often remains unrecorded.
@Ofstednews Let's say that again: one child was held for 45 minutes and another child for a period of 30 minutes. On one occasion, a child was removed from their bedroom via a physical
intervention, so that staff could continue with the physical intervention in another room in the home.
intervention, so that staff could continue with the physical intervention in another room in the home.
@Ofstednews This home is chronically short-staffed and staff lack the experience and training they need to care for these children.
@Ofstednews Not only are children at risk. It is also clear that local authorities are paying for care this home simply cannot provide.
@Ofstednews Serious and persistent medication errors putting children at risk.
@Ofstednews Note that there is a school on site, one of four owned by Halliwell... always a red flag.
@Ofstednews Karen Mitchell Mellor, a director of this company, also runs a company called Control and Restraint Train Safe Ltd.
You couldn't make this shit up.
You couldn't make this shit up.
@Ofstednews Halliwell is also a member of the Independent Children's Homes Association #ICHA, which consistently lobbies government on behalf of its members for more business (i.e children).
@Ofstednews Today's Ofsted report is here files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/501422…
Privatisation of the care of vulnerable children is bad for children and bad for taxpayers.
It doesn't have to be this way.
Privatisation of the care of vulnerable children is bad for children and bad for taxpayers.
It doesn't have to be this way.
