Stockport Council has confirmed its investigation into the nursery will continue now the trial of Kate Roughley of Heaton Norris, the former deputy manager of the setting, has come to a close.
Roughley was found guilty of the manslaughter of nine-month-old Genevieve by a jury on Monday.
Stockport Council said it has a ‘responsibility for any investigations and enforcement of the provisions in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 in respect of any accident or death in a childcare setting (non-domestic premises, not part of a school and independently run).’
The council has been working with Greater Manchester Police since 2022, however had to pause its investigation in light of Roughley’s trial at Manchester Crown Court.
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