Children’s Homes Association bans non UK-owned providers from membership

The organisation announced that changes to its membership criteria came into force on 1 April, “following a review of the sector”.

The updated criteria states that “to be a member of The Children’s Homes Association, organisations must be ultimately owned in the UK”.

It adds that they must also “have wholly or majority shareholders who are registered as a UK tax payer” and “not receive loans or investments that originate from a tax haven”.

A briefing document detailing the decision behind the changes states: “The CHA has concluded that while we reaffirm our commitment to a mixed economy of children’s social care and are proud to represent so many excellent providers across the private, public and charity sectors, corporate structures involving tax havens are contrary to the concept of social value and the ethics of social care and therefore do not align with the values and vision of The CHA.”