The findings have emerged following a monitoring visit, which took place in November and December last year after the Milton Keynes based STC was issued with an urgent notification of improvement due to “unlawful” levels of force being used by staff on children.
In handing Oakhill an ‘inadequate’ rating in October, inspectors found the centre “barely met minimum standards of human decency”.
During their latest visit they found several areas of improvement around safeguarding, including better record keeping and the identifcation of “areas of learning and development”.
The head of safeguarding can highlight problems and track patterns and trends, noted inspectors, who also welcomed better partnership working with services outside the facility.
Register Now to Continue Reading
Thank you for visiting Children & Young People Now and making use of our archive of more than 60,000 expert features, topics hubs, case studies and policy updates. Why not register today and enjoy the following great benefits:
What's Included
-
Free access to 4 subscriber-only articles per month
-
Email newsletter providing advice and guidance across the sector
Already have an account? Sign in here
