Care company fined for running illegal children's homes in legal first
Its directors pleaded guilty at Croydon Magistrates' Court in relation to failing to register children's homes and have been fined a total of £92,400.The Croydon company operated three homes in Kent between 2022-2025 which accommodated up to nine children. During this time the homes received over £1.7m million in payments from local authorities.Ofsted said this was despite it repeatedly warning directors they were breaking the law. "Vulnerable children deserve to be safe and properly cared for, and I want to see more action of this kind," he said.Additional reporting by Jemma Crew.
- ▪Its directors pleaded guilty at Croydon Magistrates' Court in relation to failing to register children's homes and have been fined a total of £92,400.The Croydon company operated three homes in Kent between 2022-2025 which accommodated up t
- ▪During this time the homes received over £1.7m million in payments from local authorities.Ofsted said this was despite it repeatedly warning directors they were breaking the law.
- ▪"Vulnerable children deserve to be safe and properly cared for, and I want to see more action of this kind," he said.Additional reporting by Jemma Crew.
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Care company fined for running illegal children's homes in legal firstImage source, Getty ImagesByLevi Jouaval and Katie InmanPublished19 minutes agoA care company has been prosecuted and fined for running illegal children's homes in what has been called the first case of its kind.Catalyst Care Limited is the first unregistered children's homes provider to be successfully prosecuted, according to Ofsted, which brought the legal action against it. Its directors pleaded guilty at Croydon Magistrates' Court in relation to failing to register children's homes and have been fined a total of £92,400.The Croydon company operated three homes in Kent between 2022-2025 which accommodated up to nine children.
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