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PRECISION CARE BOW TO LOCAL RESIDENTS' PRESSURE

We are very pleased to able to tell you that Precision Care have finally abandoned their plans for a Care Facility at Atlanta House.

They recently sent us the following e-mail :

At a meeting of the Board it was decided that exposure and opposition from local residents has made the environment unsuitable and unsafe for children in our care. We will therefore not be proceeding with the opening of Atlanta House as a Children’s Home.

We request that we are left to market the property for sale without any interference or interruption by the local residents.

We would like to thank everyone, including our local councillors, for their encouragement and support during this campaign.

Sarah Hayes, Nick Byers, Peter Trott & Jo Jaeckel.

ATLANTA HOUSE - THE STORY TO DATE

While we wait for Precision Care to make their minds up about their final plans for this property, here is a summary of the known events to date:

When asked at the EXECUTIVE PORTFOLIO HOLDER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE meeting held on 31st July 2007 if Bromley Council would use the facility at Atlanta House, Bromley Council stated on record

“It is highly unlikely that Bromley children will be placed in such a facility.”

The Director of Children and Young People’s Services further confirmed that the Authority were planning to increase the number of specialist foster care placements which would reduce the reliance on residential care places. Bromley had no requirement or need to purchase any places in a residential setting of this type.