A report published by the Charity Commission, the charity sector’s independent regulator, says “systemic weaknesses” at RNIB allowed serious safeguarding breaches to take place.
These breaches were not picked up or addressed at senior levels of the charity at an early enough stage, allowing children with complex needs to come to harm or distress, the regulator said.
They also put other children under the care of the charity at undue risk of harm, it added.
In its findings, the regulator uncovered a “catalogue of failings” at the charity which it said could be considered a breach of its duty to take all reasonable steps to protect these vulnerable children from coming to harm.
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