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Another Witherslack children& #39;s home has been shut by Ofsted (the second one this week) because of serious risks to children who live there. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50153294">https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/5...
This one is also in Warwickshire, next door to a home that was shut down following an emergency inspection which discovered atrocious living conditions. You can read about here https://twitter.com/MartinBarrow/status/1298312567601999875?s=20">https://twitter.com/MartinBar...
This is home to seven children in care. Yet the company has failed to provide a "clean and suitable space to sleep."
The lack of care and denial of dignity is shocking.
There are not enough staff to provide basic care. Yet Witherslack is a multi-million pound business, and is probably charging £30,000-plus a week to accommodate these seven children.
It is clear this home is focused on filling beds, meeting targets and turning a profit. Wellbeing or love don& #39;t come into it.
Last year Witherslack earned profits of £11 million, having charged local authorities £75 million for the care of vulnerable children and young people.
The company is owned by a private equity firm domiciled in an offshore tax haven.
The company is owned by a private equity firm domiciled in an offshore tax haven.
Companies like Witherslack look to the Independent Children& #39;s Homes Association lobby group to represent their interests. The government is more likely to listen to the ICHA than to children and young people.
