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| Kids Company: '£3m donation withdrawn amid police probe' | |
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| A donor withdrew a £3m offer to Kids Company after finding out Scotland Yard's child abuse unit was investigating the youth-work charity. | A donor withdrew a £3m offer to Kids Company after finding out Scotland Yard's child abuse unit was investigating the youth-work charity. |
| Founder Camila Batmanghelidjh told the BBC the cash had been designed to help it restructure amid government concerns about the way it was being run. | Founder Camila Batmanghelidjh told the BBC the cash had been designed to help it restructure amid government concerns about the way it was being run. |
| It has now closed after ministers said they wanted to recover a £3m grant. | It has now closed after ministers said they wanted to recover a £3m grant. |
| Ms Batmanghelidjh has blamed "rumour-mongering civil servants", ministers and the media for killing it off. | Ms Batmanghelidjh has blamed "rumour-mongering civil servants", ministers and the media for killing it off. |
| Trustees of the charity said on Wednesday it had closed because of a lack of funding. | Trustees of the charity said on Wednesday it had closed because of a lack of funding. |
| 'Gobsmacked' | 'Gobsmacked' |
| The Cabinet Office said it was making plans to recover the grant because it believed the conditions attached to the use of the money had not been met. | The Cabinet Office said it was making plans to recover the grant because it believed the conditions attached to the use of the money had not been met. |
| But Ms Batmanghelidjh told BBC Radio 4's The Report that she was "gobsmacked" by the way its dealings with the government were being portrayed. | But Ms Batmanghelidjh told BBC Radio 4's The Report that she was "gobsmacked" by the way its dealings with the government were being portrayed. |
| She said "huge discussions" had taken place with the Cabinet Office before Kids Company decided to use part of the £3m grant - believed to be £800,000 - to help pay its monthly wage bill. | She said "huge discussions" had taken place with the Cabinet Office before Kids Company decided to use part of the £3m grant - believed to be £800,000 - to help pay its monthly wage bill. |
| "There's an email from our interim restructuring finance director to the Cabinet Office saying 'Where is this money, otherwise we can't pay the staff salaries?'," Ms Batmanghelidjh said. | "There's an email from our interim restructuring finance director to the Cabinet Office saying 'Where is this money, otherwise we can't pay the staff salaries?'," Ms Batmanghelidjh said. |
| "And there's no email coming back from the Cabinet Office saying this money is not for staff salaries." | "And there's no email coming back from the Cabinet Office saying this money is not for staff salaries." |
| Ms Batmanghelidjh said the philanthropist who offered £3m - an individual whose identity the BBC does not know - had panicked and withdrawn it after hearing of the police investigation. | Ms Batmanghelidjh said the philanthropist who offered £3m - an individual whose identity the BBC does not know - had panicked and withdrawn it after hearing of the police investigation. |
| The investigation by the Metropolitan Police's sexual offences, exploitation and child abuse command involves serious allegations that details of incidents involving young people who used the charity were not passed to police. | The investigation by the Metropolitan Police's sexual offences, exploitation and child abuse command involves serious allegations that details of incidents involving young people who used the charity were not passed to police. |
| The charity said it always met its obligations to report crimes. | The charity said it always met its obligations to report crimes. |
| Who is Camila Batmanghelidjh? | Who is Camila Batmanghelidjh? |
| Camila Batmanghelidjh was born into a wealthy family in Iran. She arrived in England aged 12 and started at the private Sherborne Girls school, in Dorset, speaking little English | Camila Batmanghelidjh was born into a wealthy family in Iran. She arrived in England aged 12 and started at the private Sherborne Girls school, in Dorset, speaking little English |
| Camila Batmanghelidjh profile | Camila Batmanghelidjh profile |
| Q&A: What we know about Kids Company | Q&A: What we know about Kids Company |
| Ministers had agreed to give Kids Company its grant on the condition that Ms Batmanghelidjh stepped down as part of the reorganisation, which would have seen her take up a new advocacy and clinical role. | Ministers had agreed to give Kids Company its grant on the condition that Ms Batmanghelidjh stepped down as part of the reorganisation, which would have seen her take up a new advocacy and clinical role. |
| Ms Batmanghelidjh told the BBC the philanthropist had refused to make the donation until the government grant had been paid "because otherwise it wouldn't have been viable". | Ms Batmanghelidjh told the BBC the philanthropist had refused to make the donation until the government grant had been paid "because otherwise it wouldn't have been viable". |
| She added that within 20 minutes of the government money being transferred, "the police call out of the blue to say that there's been allegations of sexual abuse related to Kids Company". | She added that within 20 minutes of the government money being transferred, "the police call out of the blue to say that there's been allegations of sexual abuse related to Kids Company". |
| "Within the hour this is all over the news that Kids Company is being investigated... the minute the philanthropist discovers that this is on the cards - they freak and then they don't put their money in, so then the deal breaks down." | "Within the hour this is all over the news that Kids Company is being investigated... the minute the philanthropist discovers that this is on the cards - they freak and then they don't put their money in, so then the deal breaks down." |
| Kids Company said its 11 street level centres in London and Bristol and an outreach project in Liverpool, all working with disadvantaged children, would be closing, and its work with more than 40 schools in London and Bristol would end. | Kids Company said its 11 street level centres in London and Bristol and an outreach project in Liverpool, all working with disadvantaged children, would be closing, and its work with more than 40 schools in London and Bristol would end. |
| It employs 650 staff and has received £37m in government grants since 2005. | It employs 650 staff and has received £37m in government grants since 2005. |
| 'Disappointed' | 'Disappointed' |
| The Cabinet Office said: "The government has supported Kids Company... to help it deliver services for vulnerable young people and so we are disappointed it has been unable to move to a sustainable financial position. | The Cabinet Office said: "The government has supported Kids Company... to help it deliver services for vulnerable young people and so we are disappointed it has been unable to move to a sustainable financial position. |
| "The welfare of these young people continues to be our primary concern and we are now working closely with local authorities to make sure they have access to the services they require." | "The welfare of these young people continues to be our primary concern and we are now working closely with local authorities to make sure they have access to the services they require." |
| After police announced its investigation on 30 July, Kids Company said its "first priority is the safety and security of all the children, young people and adults we support and protect". | After police announced its investigation on 30 July, Kids Company said its "first priority is the safety and security of all the children, young people and adults we support and protect". |
| It added: "The organisation operates robust policies and procedures that ensure all Kids Company's clients are protected and that staff work safely with clients at all times." | It added: "The organisation operates robust policies and procedures that ensure all Kids Company's clients are protected and that staff work safely with clients at all times." |
| You can hear the interview with Ms Batmanghelidjh on Radio 4's The Report at 20:00 BST on Thursday. | You can hear the interview with Ms Batmanghelidjh on Radio 4's The Report at 20:00 BST on Thursday. |