22 Nov 2021

IHC bans baths at facilities after drownings

From Morning Report, 8:42 am on 22 November 2021

The intellectual disability care provider IHC has banned baths at all its facilities following two drownings.

Both resulted in prosecutions for IHC - the most recent resulting in a fine of over $500,000.

However, both advocates and families say the ban is taking away one of the few joys in some children's lives.

RNZ's Ruth Hill reports.

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