Mother of disgraced operator tries to reopen children’s home closed by Ofsted

The domestic property formerly operated by the Achieve Group as a children’s home until Ofsted closed it in January 2022. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

The mother of a disgraced children’s home operator is attempting to reopen a home shut down by inspectors last year for “serious and widespread failures”, using a new company with a different name.

Ofsted is deciding whether to allow the home in Bolton to reopen after the local council, which cannot legally block the move, raised concerns with the inspectorate.