TKSD Care Homes & Training Ltd & Anor v Care Quality Commission

TKSD Care Homes & Training Ltd & Anor v Care Quality Commission

The Tribunal found serious, multiple, and repeated breaches of fundamental standards under the 2014 Regulations, including inadequate governance, unsafe care, lack of person-centred care, and failure to safeguard service users. Improvements were insufficient, not embedded, and leadership lacked competence. The risk...

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Parties
Appellant: TKSD Care Homes & Training Ltd; Appellant: Daniel Agbetorwoka; Respondent: Care Quality Commission
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
27 November 2025
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Final Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Provider Registration, Fundamental Standards, Regulated Activities, Enforcement Action, Proportionality, Risk Assessment, Governance, Mental Capacity, Safeguarding, Person Centred Care
Health Law Social Care Law Regulatory Law Provider Registration Fundamental Standards Regulated Activities Enforcement Action Proportionality +5 more

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Parties

TKSD Care Homes & Training Ltd

Appellant

Daniel Agbetorwoka

Appellant

Care Quality Commission

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the provider and registered manager breached fundamental standards under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
  2. 2 Whether the Respondent's decisions to vary registration conditions and remove Ruth Lodge and the registered manager were justified, necessary, and proportionate
  3. 3 Assessment of risk to service users and adequacy of leadership and governance

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found serious, multiple, and repeated breaches of fundamental standards under the 2014 Regulations, including inadequate governance, unsafe care, lack of person-centred care, and failure to safeguard service users. Improvements were insufficient, not embedded, and leadership lacked competence. The risk to current and future service users was high, and no conditions could reasonably address the risk. The Respondent's decisions to vary registration and remove the registered manager were justified, necessary, and proportionate.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Respondent’s decisions dated 27 February 2025 and 15 May 2025 confirmed
  • Provider registration at Ruth Lodge cancelled