Struggles continue for scandal-hit council contractor

By Mark Conrad | 18 April 2024

A council contractor previously at the centre of a residential care abuse scandal has continued to struggle since it closed the sites.

The Hesley Group said its £2.7m loss for 2022-23 was not the direct result of the closures, but instead represented the fact that 2022-23 was a ‘tough year’ for most care-related businesses due to ‘high inflation and the continued increase in the National Living Wage’.

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