Mother of disgraced operator tries to reopen children’s home closed by Ofsted

Alison McGuinness has applied for regulator’s approval of Bolton facility using new company with different name

The mother of a disgraced children’s home operator is attempting to reopen a home shut down by inspectors last year for “serious and widespread failures”, using a new company with a different name.

Ofsted is deciding whether to allow the home in Bolton to reopen after the local council, which cannot legally block the move, raised concerns with the inspectorate.