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| Kids Company boss warns children 'abandoned' by closure | Kids Company boss warns children 'abandoned' by closure |
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| The founder of Kids Company has said it will have to "abandon a lot of children" as she confirmed its closure. | The founder of Kids Company has said it will have to "abandon a lot of children" as she confirmed its closure. |
| Camila Batmanghelidjh told BBC Radio 4's The Report "rumour-mongering civil servants", ministers and the media had "put the nail" in the charity. | |
| The charity, which immediately ended its work with 40 schools in London and Bristol, had been given a £3m government grant a week ago. | |
| The government said it was "disappointed" at the outcome. | The government said it was "disappointed" at the outcome. |
| In a statement, the Cabinet Office said Kids Company had been "unable to move to a sustainable financial position". | In a statement, the Cabinet Office said Kids Company had been "unable to move to a sustainable financial position". |
| It said it was working with local authorities to ensure young people "have access to the services they require". | It said it was working with local authorities to ensure young people "have access to the services they require". |
| 'Mesmerised' | 'Mesmerised' |
| Ministers are facing questions over the public funding given to the charity. | Ministers are facing questions over the public funding given to the charity. |
| BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said warnings had been sounded as far back as the Labour government. | BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said warnings had been sounded as far back as the Labour government. |
| "All those reasons, it seems, were put to one side - and the reason, bluntly, is because it appears Kids Company was a charity which enjoyed the protection of Downing Street, under Gordon Brown and David Cameron." | "All those reasons, it seems, were put to one side - and the reason, bluntly, is because it appears Kids Company was a charity which enjoyed the protection of Downing Street, under Gordon Brown and David Cameron." |
| One source said Mr Cameron was "mesmerised" by Ms Batmanghelidjh and over-ruled concerns raised during funding talks, he added. | One source said Mr Cameron was "mesmerised" by Ms Batmanghelidjh and over-ruled concerns raised during funding talks, he added. |
| Meanwhile, former children's minister Tim Loughton told the BBC he too had raised concerns about the charity when he was in office. | Meanwhile, former children's minister Tim Loughton told the BBC he too had raised concerns about the charity when he was in office. |
| Who is Camila Batmanghelidjh? | Who is Camila Batmanghelidjh? |
| Camila Batmanghelidjh profile | Camila Batmanghelidjh profile |
| Kids Company, which supports deprived young people and their families in London, Bristol and Liverpool, is facing accusations of financial mismanagement. | Kids Company, which supports deprived young people and their families in London, Bristol and Liverpool, is facing accusations of financial mismanagement. |
| Measures are being put in place to protect people using its services. | Measures are being put in place to protect people using its services. |
| One Kids Company worker, Claire Cole, told the BBC she was concerned for both the children and employees that the charity worked with, adding: " Who's supporting us, who's supporting them? | One Kids Company worker, Claire Cole, told the BBC she was concerned for both the children and employees that the charity worked with, adding: " Who's supporting us, who's supporting them? |
| "If any young people need us, please give us a call. As long as our phones are still working every single one of us will answer it. And we're here for you." | "If any young people need us, please give us a call. As long as our phones are still working every single one of us will answer it. And we're here for you." |
| Ms Batmanghelidjh said she had "vigorously" pursued the government for funding, because "we'd run out of every company and every charitable trust that we could potentially get money from". | Ms Batmanghelidjh said she had "vigorously" pursued the government for funding, because "we'd run out of every company and every charitable trust that we could potentially get money from". |
| The fact that major banks had backed the charity showed it was not "badly run", she said, adding: "As far as I know I acted responsibly - I asked for help early enough and I feel that government failed to honour its responsibility to these most vulnerable children." | The fact that major banks had backed the charity showed it was not "badly run", she said, adding: "As far as I know I acted responsibly - I asked for help early enough and I feel that government failed to honour its responsibility to these most vulnerable children." |
| The charity's closure comes after the £3m Cabinet Office grant was made on the condition that Ms Batmanghelidjh, its high-profile chief executive, agreed to step down as part of a reorganisation, as revealed by a joint investigation from BBC Newsnight and BuzzFeed News last month. | The charity's closure comes after the £3m Cabinet Office grant was made on the condition that Ms Batmanghelidjh, its high-profile chief executive, agreed to step down as part of a reorganisation, as revealed by a joint investigation from BBC Newsnight and BuzzFeed News last month. |
| It was finally paid when Ms Batmanghelidjh agreed to step down to take up a new advocacy and clinical role. | It was finally paid when Ms Batmanghelidjh agreed to step down to take up a new advocacy and clinical role. |
| Newsnight policy editor Chris Cook understands attempts are being made to recover the money because the Cabinet Office believes that the conditions attached to its use were not met. | Newsnight policy editor Chris Cook understands attempts are being made to recover the money because the Cabinet Office believes that the conditions attached to its use were not met. |
| It has also been revealed the Cabinet Office's lead official raised concerns that the grant, intended for a "transformation and downsizing plan", would be poor value for money, but was told by ministers to press ahead. | It has also been revealed the Cabinet Office's lead official raised concerns that the grant, intended for a "transformation and downsizing plan", would be poor value for money, but was told by ministers to press ahead. |