Company welcomes end to Winterbourne case

Castlebeck welcomes the finalisation of the legal process concerning the wholly unacceptable and criminal behaviour witnessed at Winterbourne View.

When those events at Winterbourne View Independent Hospital were exposed in May 2011, the board and the company’s then Chief Executive expressed their unequivocal and unreserved regret to the service users involved and their families.

They also gave a clear commitment to protect the safety and well-being of all those who use Castlebeck’s services and swift and decisive action was taken as soon as the allegations were raised almost 18 months ago.

The incoming new Board and management have and will continue to reform the business to prevent this ever happening again.

A wide-ranging programme of improvements and changes has been undertaken and the new team at Castlebeck are committed to do all we can to avoid such events ever happening again.

However it should be noted that Castlebeck did not have the opportunity to comment on the Serious Case Review before it was published. Unlike other agencies cited Castlebeck was not represented on the enquiry panel. We do not accept all the comments made in the review.