Richmond Psychosocial International Foundation (RPFI) prosecution

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has informed Richmond Psychosocial International Foundation (RPFI), that it will be prosecuted over an alleged failure to provide safe care and treatment resulting in a service user being exposed to the significant risk of avoidable harm under regulations 12 and 22¹  of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014; and that an individual will be prosecuted in this respect pursuant to section 91 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.²

The prosecution follows an incident in May 2016 when Sophie Bennett, 19, took her own life in Lancaster Lodge in Richmond, west London.

By law, registered providers of health and social care services must take all reasonable steps and exercise all due diligence to ensure patients receive safe care and treatment.

The case is listed for first hearing at Ealing Magistrates’ Court on Monday 17 June 2019.

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