This children's home in Oldham, run by Cambian, one of the biggest private companies. Ofsted inspectors visited because of a small fire. What they actually found is just awful. 1/

21 incidents of children going missing since January.
The company does little more than collect its fees at the end of the week. 2/

The company tries to buy the children with up to £3 a week of pocket money.
Spoiler alert: it doesn't end well. 3/

The pocket money is paying for a LOT of drugs, which goes unchallenged. 4/

The main ambition of this home is to fill beds. Children are routinely moved on to other homes. 5/

This home is a danger to all those who live and work here. 6/

This home is not being shut down. But *compliance notices*...
The home has rarely provided 'good' care at any point in the past three years. 7/

Cambian is part of CareTech, a stock market company worth around £400 million. Weekly fees in homes such as this one average £4,000 per child.

CareTech's senior directors are paid around £1 million a year. 8/

Privatisation junkies say most of their homes are 'good' or 'outstanding'. The reality is that hundreds of children and young people live in homes like this one. 9/

Privatisation of children's services is bad for children and young people. It is bad for their families. It is bad for taxpayers.

It doesn't have to be this way. ends/

I forgot to add the link to the full report (people say I make this stuff up). https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50152924