ADL PLC ('ADL' or 'the Company')

ADL, the owner and operator of residential care homes, announces that it has received notice from the Commission for Social Care Inspection ('CSCI') that CSCI intends to apply for cancellation of ADL's registration as an operator of The Knoll, Bradford.

ADL has not been informed of the grounds for such action.

Bradford Metropolitan District Council has moved some 28 residents to alternative homes in the area.

The Company believes that the majority of residents wish to return to The Knoll and is urgently seeking a resolution to the dispute.

ADL has also been informed by CSCI of its intention to cancel the Company's registration as the operator of Newsham House, Gloucester. This process, which is being resisted by the Company, follows an investigation into the home by CSCI in 2005. Since then, Newsham has continued to operate at or near full capacity and has been regularly inspected.

The Company's remaining homes are unaffected and the Company intends vigorously to oppose the action sought to be taken by CSCI in these two homes. 

A further announcement will be made in due course.

Enquiries:

Jeremy Davies, Managing Director, ADL plc:                                              07860 717 458 

John Wakefield, Corporate Finance Director, Blue Oar Securities Plc:          0117 933 0020