The CEO of a controversial SEND school that featured in a BBC Panorama documentary was sacked by Merseyside Police after failing to declare debts worth nearly £80,000.
But he did not mention a debt to Birkenhead School of £55,388.59 and to Swiss bank Banque Cantonale Vaudoise of around £23,588. When the form raised concerns with vetting officers, Mr Saverimutto confirmed he owed money but claimed he was "in total control" of his finances and monthly outgoings.
Mr Saverimutto appears to tell the undercover reporter about deploying a restraint using a pressure point to subdue a child. According to an article on the BBC website, lawyers for the school say Mr Saverimutto "denies ever using inappropriate force on, or behaving aggressively towards a pupil". "You just don't expect to see that, and hear that language. I'm absolutely disgusted. Disgusted that I've trusted that school with my son. I fought for 18 months to get him somewhere which I thought was appropriate for him, where I was promised the world. I'm let down, majorly."