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Gareth Swarbrick finally sacked after Awaab Ishak death.

The chief executive of a housing organisation has been removed ‘with immediate effect’ after a two-year-old boy died from exposure to mould.


Earlier this week, an inquest into the death of Awaab Ishak found he died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in the one-bedroom housing association flat where he lived with his parents, Faisal Abdullah and Aisha Amin, in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

Gareth Swarbrick, chief executive of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, initially refused to resign from his position after it was revealed the organisation ignored over 600 complaints regarding damp and black mould while he was in charge.

Yet despite claiming to have the full support of the board less than 24 hours earlier, today Mr Swarbrick has been forcibly removed from his position after Rochdale Boroughwide Housing claimed it was ‘no longer tenable’ for him to stay on.

In a statement, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing said: ‘The Board has taken the decision to remove Gareth Swarbrick from his post as chief executive of R B H with immediate effect.

‘We will now work to appoint an external interim chief executive.

‘Our original instincts were for Gareth to stay on to see the organisation through this difficult period and to make the necessary changes, but we all recognise that this is no longer tenable.

‘The coroner noted that Rochdale Boroughwide Housing had made changes as a result of the tragic death of Awaab.

‘Under new leadership RBH will continue to embed these changes and to continue to drive further improvements to our homes and to our communications with tenants.’

Mr Swarbrick became the subject of an intense public backlash after it was revealed he collected a salary of over £185,000 while forcing his tenants to live in inhumane conditions.

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