Residential care provider for children accused of ‘falsified’ background checks and ‘altered’ Garda vetting

Criminal proceedings have commenced against Ideal Care Services and directors Karen Akwuobi, of Mount Garrett Rise, Tyrelstown, Dublin 15, and Victor Arinze, also known as Victor Illoh, of 2 Beechfield Heights, Clonee, Dublin 15. The prosecution has been brought by Tusla A provider of residential care centres for troubled children and two of its directors have been accused of submitting “falsified” background checks and “altered” Garda staff vetting to Tusla , the child and family agency.

They appeared before Judge Anthony Halpin at Dublin District Court accused of offences on two dates in March 2023, involving care homes in Dublin and Carlow and purported false and misleading documentation being submitted to the child and family agency. Henry Kelly BL appeared for Ideal Care Services, which has an address at the Base Enterprise Centre, Ladyswell Road, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15.

The case features allegations of “altered” Garda vetting for staff, provision of false staff references, and “falsified” records of reference checks, and that pre-employment suitability checks were in place.

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