Ed Davey accuses care home trustee of embezzlement amid watchdog inquiry

Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat leader, has accused a trustee of William Blake House, a care home for adults with severe learning disabilities, of embezzlement. The Charity Commission has launched an inquiry into concerns around financial mismanagement and potential misuse of funds at the Northamptonshire-based charity. Families of residents raised alarms after discovering that the home faced imminent closure due to a £1.6m unpaid tax bill and paying its chair £1m in consultancy fees. William Blake House relies on over £3m in annual funding from council and NHS sources. The Charity Commission has been asked to appoint an independent board to take over the charity's running, while ministers are urging HMRC to halt a court action to wind up the charity. A rescue plan put forward by families is being considered.

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