Investigation into Alleged Nurse Credentials and Endorsements

Carrie-Anne Ridsdale (Carrie), who presents publicly as Jayne Price presents herself as an NMC-registered nurse and as endorsed by councils, FareShare and other agencies, but official records and agency denials show no NMC registration and no FareShare or council endorsement.

Early positioning (2022-2023): The operation launched with strong charity-style branding and repeated public claims of third‑party support and professional training. From 2022 Carrie repeatedly invoked regulators, training bodies and formal checks, saying she had NMC training, data‑protection and safeguarding accreditation, council and trading‑standards backing, and FareShare acceptance, using those claims to frame the enterprise as a regulated service rather than a private business. This period also contains the earliest, consistent operational rule that volunteers must hold clean DBS checks and that certain statutory bodies had been contacted on Carrie’s behalf.

Middle evolution (2024-2025): Across 2024 and 2025 Carrie escalated operational claims (multiple shops, CCTV coverage, police assistance, trading‑standards visits) while simultaneously broadening fundraising and branding (PayPal links, trademarking, “charity” language and food‑bank statements). She repeatedly framed local enforcement and councils as supportive or at least aware, and asserted access to FareShare supplies and other regulated sources. At the same time a distinct set of operational practices emerged: knife‑surrenders run without police-led structure, conditional access to “free” items for customers/donators only, and persistent public naming and shaming of critics while encouraging followers to report them to police.

Escalation and reframing (late 2025, early 2026): By late 2025 and into 2026 Carrie-Anne Ridsdale reframed identity and governance repeatedly: claiming a registered CIC and brand trademarks, alternately denying charity status (“I’m not a charity”) while implying equivalent legitimacy, and repeating that regulators, councils and police were satisfied with or supportive of the enterprise. She also broadcast multiple representations of police engagement (statements taken, warnings issued, people on bail), and repeatedly characterised critics as the ones under official scrutiny. Concurrently, high‑risk operational claims surfaced: distribution of naloxone and lay training of volunteers with clinically inaccurate statements, anonymous dispensing of contraception, and retention/publication of potentially sensitive user information.

Recent posture (most recent months): In the run‑up to and after incorporation as a CIC Carrie doubled down on an assertive defence: describing the entity as a trademarked, registered CIC and emphasising police and council backing while calling for mass reporting of named critics. She has continued to claim nursing and health‑professional credentials and to present herself as a qualified health practitioner able to make referral and safeguarding decisions. At the same time, the corpus records multiple formal denials and FOI outcomes from public bodies and written denials from FareShare; these external positions contradict core legitimacy claims Carrie relies on for fundraising and public trust.

Verdict, credibility and intent: The corpus shows a sustained pattern of asserting professional, regulatory and partnership credentials that are not substantiated by authoritative registers and agency replies. Where Carrie made strongest‑value admissions on public broadcasts (for example describing operational intent and use of non‑charitable trading models), those admissions align with the broader mismatch between presentation and documentary record. Intent appears to be to maximise reputational leverage, presenting the operation as regulated, endorsed and clinically authoritative to attract donations, premises and influence, while maintaining operational control via private trading arrangements and brand control. This creates substantial regulatory, safeguarding and donor‑protection risks and makes Carrie-Anne Ridsdale’s public claims about partners, qualifications and referrals unreliable for third parties seeking to rely on them.

• 09/07/22

  Carrie claimed to have received NMC training and formal data‑protection/safeguarding training.

  I have received a great deal of training via the NMC and the local health and education boards in South East Wales.source post

  Also cited in Inaccuracy 3

• 11/07/22

  Carrie asserted she had been accepted by FareShare Cymru.

  Also cited in Contradiction 1, Inaccuracy 1

• 29/08/23

  Operator announced a policy requiring customers or donators to access free items.

  Also cited in Contradiction 3

• 22/01/24

  Operator said shops would carry naloxone and referenced GDAS training.

  Also cited in Contradiction 6, Inaccuracy 2

• 10/07/24

  Caerphilly Cares confirmed Jayne’s Baby Bank is not supported by their service (local denial surfaced in public article).

  we have received direct confirmation from the Senior Duty Officer at Caerphilly Cares that Jayne’s Baby Bank is not supported by their service.source article

• 05/05/25

  Operator publicly asserted registration status while also stating independence from charity frameworks.

  We're registered to trade by the council.source video

• 26/09/25

  Operator declared she was not a charity, describing operations as 'my own' foodbank and baby bank.

  Also cited in Contradiction 5

• 16/10/25

  FareShare formally denied any partnership or membership with the operation in writing.
• 31/01/26

  Operator stated the police had never arrested them for anything related to baby banks or rescues.

  Also cited in Contradiction 4

• 01/02/26

  Operator repeated that police were visiting individuals and that bail conditions and arrests were in play around harassment investigations.

  the police have been out to see the individuals.source video

• 22/06/26

  Operator repeatedly asserted the baby bank was a trademarked registered CIC (company number asserted in social posts).

  Also cited in Contradiction 5

• 27/06/26

  Police and fire services were present at a public incident Carrie posted about; operator reported facial injuries.

  Police and the fire service attended the scene.source article

Carrie-Anne Ridsdale repeatedly claimed FareShare membership and Fareshare supply access. FareShare has formally denied any membership, partnership or food provision relationship with the operation.

Why this matters Invoking FareShare implies regulated food‑supply legitimacy; if false, donors and recipients are misled about food‑sourcing safeguards.

Also cited in Inaccuracy 1, Timeline 2

Carrie claims registered food‑bank and referral authority. Caerphilly Social Services formally state Jayne's Baby Bank is not endorsed and is not permitted to make referrals on behalf of the council, directly contradicting side A's asserted referral role.

Why this matters Presenting unauthorized referral authority can lead vulnerable families away from statutory safeguarding routes and endanger children and adults.

Also cited in Inaccuracy 4

At one point Carrie describes the foodbank as 'free' while simultaneously and elsewhere imposing access conditions requiring customer or donor status. Both claims describe the same service but impose contradictory access rules.

Why this matters A pay‑or‑donor access model contradicts public 'free' charity claims and disadvantages people in immediate need who cannot meet provider conditions.

Also cited in Timeline 3

Carrie asserts police acceptance of her rescue and baby‑bank activity and absence of arrest. Council correspondence (the local authority record) explicitly denies endorsement or referral permission; the council denial undermines Carrie-Anne Ridsdale’s broad claim of official sanction for rescue/referral activity.

Why this matters Framing municipal correspondence as endorsement when it denies permission misleads donors and service users about official safeguarding and referral channels.

Also cited in Timeline 9

Carrie alternately denies charity status while later asserting a trademarked registered CIC identity. A CIC is a company form with different legal consequences to a registered charity; Carrie's shifting public presentation conflates corporate branding with charitable registration.

Why this matters Conflating CIC incorporation or trademarking with charity registration misinforms donors about accountability and deprives them of charity‑register protections.

Also cited in Timeline 7, Timeline 11

Carrie claims GDAS training and lay naloxone distribution. The broader corpus documents events where naloxone was held and lay instructions were given; however later operational statements show ad hoc practices and departures from regulated clinical practice, highlighting the tension between claimed training and actual unregulated administration.

Why this matters Providing clinical rescue medication and training without verified professional oversight risks incorrect use, harm and safeguarding failures for vulnerable people.

Also cited in Inaccuracy 2, Timeline 4

Carrie-Anne Ridsdale asserted explicit regulatory backing to justify operational changes; council FOI outcomes show the council disclaimed registration support and no formal company/charity registration, so the claimed official backing as a regulatory endorsement does not match council records.

Why this matters Misrepresenting council/regulator backing can deceive customers, donors and landlords into trusting an unverified operation.

FareShare membership / access to Fareshare food

BRIEF:FareShare:2025-10-16, FareShare confirms the entity is not, and has never been, a FareShare member or recipient; Carrie's FareShare membership claim is factually incorrect.

Why this matters Misstating FareShare partnership misleads donors and recipients about food‑safety, sourcing and regulatory oversight.

Also cited in Contradiction 1, Timeline 2

Naloxone distribution and lay training claims

our shops will now carry Naloxone, which is a rescue med for anybody who's overdosed on drugs and alcohol.22/01/24 · source video

factual_error, Naloxone reverses opioid overdose but has no clinically effective role against alcohol intoxication; public instructions to override a refusal or to assert broad alcohol reversal are medically inaccurate and unsafe under relevant clinical guidance (Naloxone (Wales) Regulations 2023). Carrie has no verified NMC registration to provide clinical training.

Why this matters Incorrect naloxone guidance and unqualified training risk harm by misinforming volunteers and delaying appropriate emergency care.

Also cited in Contradiction 6, Timeline 4

Data‑protection and safeguarding training claim

I am trained in data protection, safeguarding and confidentiality.09/07/22 · source post

factual_error, The organisation is not registered on the ICO Data Protection Fee register; no documentary evidence of formal ICO registration or accredited data‑protection certification has been produced for Carrie or the entity, undermining Carrie-Anne Ridsdale's training claim.

Why this matters Handling special‑category and children's personal data without documented compliance risks unlawful processing and safeguarding breaches.

Also cited in Timeline 1

Charity / registered foodbank status

brief_grounded, Caerphilly Social Services and FOI material (casefile) indicate the operation is not endorsed and is not permitted to make referrals; the Charity Commission has no registration for Jayne's Baby Bank, so claims of registered charity/foodbank status are unsupported by official registers.

Why this matters Soliciting donations on the basis of charity registration when none exists deprives donors of regulatory protections and misrepresents organisational accountability.

Also cited in Contradiction 2

Free access to contraception from shop displays (self‑service)

The health boards have not said they don't work with us. They provide us with sanitary equipment and contraception and the free training for volunteers.01/04/26 · source post

factual_error / safeguarding, Anonymous self‑service provision of contraception to under‑18s requires qualified assessment under Fraser guidelines and appropriate clinical oversight; an unregistered community operation offering contraception from open displays does not meet statutory safeguarding or sexual‑health service standards.

Why this matters Providing contraception to minors without proper assessment and safeguarding procedures risks legal and child‑welfare harms.

Operation of a knife‑amnesty equivalent without police authorisation

Police are aware we are doing this, I don't want to them to attend during the surrender as we want young people to be anonymous.30/04/24 · source article

factual_error, Only police or organisations authorised by police forces may run knife amnesties; operating a public surrender outside authorised police frameworks risks legal non‑compliance and safeguarding concerns.

Why this matters Unauthorised weapon collection and handling can expose volunteers and the public to danger and legal risk.

Over multiple years Carrie accumulates and amplifies credential language: early claims of NMC training and Cardiff University safeguarding courses evolve into full assertions of being a 'qualified health practitioner' and later 'I studied adult nursing at Cardiff University.' At the same time she borrows regulator and agency language (trading standards, councils, police) to claim operational legitimacy for activities (food distribution, knife amnesty, naloxone storage). The pattern mixes training‑style phrasing with formal regulatory language to confer professional and institutional authority the documentary record does not support. This pattern is supported by public posts and video statements about NMC training, Cardiff University training claims and multiple regulator‑invocation posts across years, and is materially amplified by later CIC/trademark assertions after incorporation.

Carrie repeatedly reframes the venture: initial charity‑style branding and fundraising language are followed by trademark and CIC incorporation claims, while simultaneously the service model shifts to conditional access (customers/donators only) and monetisation (PayPal links, paid 'help bags'). She alternates denial of formal charity registration with claims of regulation and endorsement, using trademark or CIC status to imply legitimacy. This pattern ties fundraising claims to an evolving public identity (charity/shop/foodbank/CIC) and is evident across dozens of posts and broadcast admissions.

Basis: Naloxone (Wales) Regulations 2023; Social Services and Well‑being (Wales) Act 2014 · Report to: Gwent Drug and Alcohol Service; Local authority designated officer (LADO); Gwent Police 101

Basis: Charities Act 1992 s.63; Fundraising Regulator Code; Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 · Report to: Fundraising Regulator; Charity Commission; Trading Standards

Basis: Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008; Fraud Act 2006 s.2 · Report to: Fundraising Regulator; Action Fraud

Basis: Social Services and Well‑being (Wales) Act 2014; Fraser Guidelines · Report to: Local authority designated officer (LADO); Caerphilly Social Services

Basis: Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005; Food Safety Act 1990; General Food Regulations 2004 · Report to: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service; Local Authority Environmental Health / Trading Standards

Basis: Animal Welfare Act 2006; UK GDPR / Data Protection Act 2018; Fraud Act 2006 · Report to: RSPCA; Information Commissioner's Office; Action Fraud / Police 101

739 sources collected and analysed (343 posts, 367 videos, 28 articles, 1 manual source). 24 sources are cited in this dossier. Every cited claim links to its source inline. Corpus quotes are reproduced verbatim.