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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Butler

Charity watchdog opens inquiry into running of care home for vulnerable adults

William Blake House
William Blake House in Northamptonshire is a care home for people with learning disabilities. Photograph: Google

Charity watchdogs have launched a formal inquiry into the management of a learning disability care home that paid its chair £1m in fees and is just five weeks away from possible closure over a £1.6m unpaid tax bill.

The Charity Commission rapidly upgraded the status of its investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement and poor governance at William Blake House just weeks after opening a lesser regulatory investigation into the charity.

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