BREAKING: The Chief Executive Rochdale Boroughwide Housing has been removed from his role following the death of a two-year-old that was caused by mould in his home. Read more here: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
A coroner ruled that Awaab Ishak died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in the one-bedroom flat managed by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing .On Thursday, Mr Swarbrick apologised but said:"Having spoken to the board, I can confirm that I will not be resigning."
Yet, on Saturday, the Representative Body Chair and Vice Chair and the Board of RBH said in a statement:"The Board has taken the decision to remove Gareth Swarbrick from his post as Chief Executive of RBH with immediate effect."Our original instincts were for Gareth to stay on to see the organisation through this difficult period and to make the necessary changes, but we all recognise that this is no longer tenable.
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