Type of business | Private limited company |
---|---|
Type of site | Specialist Educational and Behavioural Health Services |
Headquarters | Metropolitan House, 3 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, England, EN6 1AG |
Employees | About 4,000 |
Parent | CareTech Holdings PLC |
URL | www |
Launched | 2004 |
Cambian Group Holdings Limited (previously Cambian Group PLC) is a private limited company[1] known colloquially as 'Cambian'. The company provides specialist residential and educational services for children and young adults with a range of Special Educational Needs (SEN) and social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH). Cambian is one of the largest providers[2] of specialist behavioural health and care services for children in the United Kingdom.[3] Its children's services comprise specialist education, specialist residential care, foster care, and specialist mental health services. The company looks after approximately 2,100 children and employs over 4,000 people across a portfolio of 224 residential facilities, specialist schools and fostering offices, located in England and Wales.[4]
Cambian has gained notable and widespread media attention multiple times in the British press for numerous abuse allegations. In 2017 undercover ITV journalists filmed Cambian staff abusing residents including children, which was then broadcast in a television documentary.[5][6][7][8] In 2018 an investigation by Buzzfeed accused Cambian of putting profit above care.[7] In 2020 Ofsted reported that Cambian staff did nothing to help children at their Warrington care home who were sexually exploited by adult men.[8] In 2021 the BBC reported that some children had been locked in their rooms alone for 10 days.[9] Other allegations of abuse at Cambian care homes include an excessive use of restraint against children, and a lack of basic necessities such as soap, toilet paper, food, and adequate furniture.[7]