Ofsted has suspended a children's home in East Sussex owned by the private company J&R Care Ltd after a child was physically assaulted by an agency staff member
resulting in significant injuries.
"Staff did not contact the police at the time of the
assault, despite the child requesting this. The child was not seen by a medical professional to assess his injuries. Managers and staff failed to ensure that the child
received appropriate support from external professionals."
This is a new home, which was only registered in August 20. A monitoring visit in February 21 raised serious concerns over safeguarding. The assault took place after that visit.
I couldn't help noticing the sporty (and expensive) Merc parked on the driveway in the banner photo from J&R's website. jandrcareltd.co.uk
How utterly insensitive must they be?
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