Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Children’s home staff shut themselves in an office as a youngster ran amok in the premises.
They called for additional support but this took 90 minutes to arrive, while the unsupervised child continued to cause 'extensive damage'.
The disturbing incident has been reported by Ofsted following an inspection of the Rochdale home. The facility, which cannot be named for safeguarding reasons, is run by a private firm.
It provides care and accommodation for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Ofsted found that ‘poor practice’ had resulted in a child being admitted without staff having ‘full knowledge’ of the risk they posed and
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