Ms Susan Cliffe:

There is a common trend in the closures that happened from late 2023 to early 2025, not in the named provider because the majority were operated by individual companies, but a significant number of them were set under the umbrella group known as the Aperee group. Another two centres were owned and operated by the same provider. They had their registration cancelled. The remaining two were owned and operated by different registered providers comprised of the same directors.