Group asks why foster service continued operating for a year following severely critical HIQA report

The organisation which represents children in care has queried how a foster care provider which was severely criticised by a health watchdog inspection continued to operate for a year before closing.

The findings of a Health Information and Quality Report included poor oversight of allegations made against foster carers and poor management, with EPIC (Empowering People In Care) also querying the nine-month gap between two highly critical reviews and the year between the first report and the service closing down.