Council opposition makes call for investigation into the collapse of multi-million-pound contract, as charity placed in charge of home says council report does not ‘accurately reflect’ events.
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES
The Labour opposition group at Croydon Town Hall has demanded that Mayor Jason Perry set up a “fast-track” and independent inquiry into how his council was forced to cancel a £8.6million contract with a care provider less than six months after the children’s home was opened.
They are also seeking “urgent reassurance” that failings highlighted by a report from a senior council official have been properly addressed.
And the St Christopher’s Fellowship, the charity which was to be paid £1.2million per year to manage the home, has hit back saying that the official council report recommending the cancellation of the contract, includes, “a number of points… [that] do not accurately reflect the service we delivered”. Continue reading
St Christopher’s Fellowship strongly disputes a number of the assertions contained in Croydon Council’s report about our management of [home name], a care home offering short-term respite support for children and young people with complex needs.
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