St. Philip's School, Plains

1. The service provider should improve the reporting of all child protection concerns and allegations of abuse ensuring that all stakeholders are provided with full information and that the providers own policies are followed in line with national guidance. This is to ensure that young people are protected and that investigation into concerns are robust and has appropriate external scrutiny and oversight. To do this, the provider should ensure: a) All child protection concerns, and allegations of abuse are notified to the Care Inspectorate as outlined in the document “Records that all registered care services (except childminding) must keep and guidance on notification reporting”. b) All child protection concerns, and allegations of abuse are notified in full and as soon as possible to the placing authority, host local authority and Police Scotland. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social2. The service provider has a format for recording the matching process. This should include all reasons why decisions which are made. The assessment should therefore include include an impact assessment which clearly records the potential risks and benefits for all young people affected by the potential placement, both those referred to the service and those currently accommodated as per the guidance document; Matching Looked After Children and Young People: Admissions Guidance for Residential Services; January 2024 This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'My care and support meets my needs and is right for me’ (HSCS 1.19).

3. Staffing level assessment should be completed as per the Health and Care Staffing (Scotland) Act 2019 which states: a) For everyone using the service, a provider shall keep individual records of four weekly assessments of physical, social, psychological and recreational needs and choices and as to how they will deliver their care. Record this in each care plan as this will inform the direct care hours for the individual. b) In respect of the delivery of the service, a provider should keep a record of the assessment that identifies the minimum staffing levels and deployment of staff on each shift over a four-week period. This will take into account aggregated information of the physical, social, psychological and recreational needs and choices in relation to the delivery of care for all individuals, also taking into account the physical layout of the building, staff training and staff supervision needs. c) The overall assessment of staffi