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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Butler Social policy editor

Families bid to take over their children’s care home that amassed huge tax debts

Five adults and a carer in a garden
People under the care of William Blake House, which is one of a handful of specialist residential homes in England for adults with severe and complex learning disabilities. Their families are part of the group attempting to take over the care home. Photograph: William Blake House

A group of families have launched an audacious bid to take over their disabled children’s residential care home after it emerged the charity running it faces closure after amassing huge tax debts and paying £1m in fees to one of its trustees.

William Blake House faces a potential winding up order in seven weeks and is under investigation by regulators over serious financial governance concerns. The families said they no longer trust that the charity’s board has their children’s best interests at heart.

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