Thread by @MartinBarrow

Another day, another children's home owned by private equity is rated inadequate and is putting vulnerable children at risk. Horizon is owned by Graphite Capital.

This is the home's first inspection, so it has been failing since the day it opened, pretty much. Full report (uploaded this weekend) is here reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/2/257…

There's rarely a day when Ofsted does not flag serious failures at one home (often there is more than one). They also post notices about homes that remain suspended or subject to restrictions of accommodation.

...and there are simply too many homes that 'require improvement to be good' for me to list.

Try to imagine the impact of living in one of these failing and unsafe homes, even for just a few weeks, on a child who is already suffering trauma.

Consider how your own children would cope.

Questions:
1. Why is Graphite Capital allowed to run children's homes?
2. Why was this home allowed to open before it could demonstrate competence?
3. Why did it take more than a year to raise the alarm
4. Why are local authorities still sending children to this home?

5. Where was the Independent visitor?
6. Why is Graphite Capital being paid for services it was never able to provide?
7. Why is this not fraud?
8. Why were children who left this home not listened to?
9. What support is given to the children who were put this latest trauma?

Local authorities prefer to talk about 'partnership' with companies like this, instead of taking responsibility for what is happening. The influence of unaccountable private sector lobby groups #ICHA and @theNAFP goes unchecked.