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Awaab Ishak: Housing boss sacked after boy's mould death

Apr 10,2022 1:15 am

The Boss of a housing association which rented out a mouldy flat to Awaab Ishak's family has been Sacked .

in 2020 after exposure to mould in his home, a coroner concluded This Week .

His father repeatedly raised the issue with Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) but no action was taken.

Its board said it has " taken the decision to remove Gareth Swarbrick from his post as chief executive of RBH with immediate effect".

Earlier This Week Mr Swarbrick apologised for the organisation's response over the mould but his £185,000 job, saying he had the board's " full backing".

After an inquest ended on Tuesday, He Said : " We didn't recognise The Level of risk to a Little Boy 's health from the mould in The Family 's home [and] we allowed a legal disrepair process, widely used in the housing sector, to Get In The Way of promptly tackling the mould. "

Housing Secretary Michael Gove said the organisation's " repeated failure to heed Awaab's family's pleas to remove the mould in their damp-ridden property was a terrible dereliction of duty".

In a statement on Saturday, the RBH board said: " Our original instincts were for Gareth to stay on to see the organisation through this difficult period and to make the necessary changes, but we all recognise that this is no longer tenable. "

It added The Coroner noted RBH had made changes as a result of Awaab's death and that under new leadership it would continue to embed these changes.

" As an organisation We Are deeply sorry for the death of Awaab and devastated that it happened in one of our homes.

" We must ensure this can never happen again. His death needs to be a wake-up call for everyone in housing, social care and health. "



Source of news: bbc.com

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