Duneaton

1. By 1 December 2025, the provider must ensure that their admissions procedures are effective to keep young people safe and promote their wellbeing. This should include but not be limited to: a) The assessment which will take place prior to a referral being accepted detailing how the service will meet young people's needs and details of how reviews of the assessment will take place. This should include a consideration of young people's educational and health needs. b) The assessment which will take place to ensure that staff have the specific skills and training to meet individual needs and support identified risks if the referral is accepted. c) The assessment which will take place when considering referrals to identify the current risks in the service at the time, the needs within individual houses and the service as a whole, and the impact on

2. By 1 December 2025, the provider must ensure the safety of young people and staff by ensuring that staffing arrangements meet the needs of children and young people living in the service. In particular they must: a) Undertake a robust and comprehensive assessment of staffing needs, which determines how the needs of young people are going to be met. b) Implement the results of the staffing needs assessment. c) Ensure all external managers take account of this assessment whenever consideration is given to moving staff to other services, so that the assessment is not undermined. This is in order to comply with Regulation 4(1)(a) of The Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/210) and Section 7(1) of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019. This is