Child sexual exploitation in Rotherham: 1,400 victims

At least 1,400 children were subjected to appalling sexual exploitation in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013, a report has found.

Children as young as 11 were raped by multiple perpetrators, abducted, trafficked to other cities in England, beaten and intimidated, it said.

The report, commissioned by Rotherham Borough Council, revealed that there had been three previous inquiries.

 

Council leader Roger Stone said he would step down with immediate effect.

 

Professor Alexis Jay, who wrote the latest report, said that there had been "blatant" collective failures by the council's leadership, senior managers had "underplayed" the scale of the problem and South Yorkshire Police had failed to prioritise the issue. 
 

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The Star reports that Child protection staff will not be disciplined. HERE

It seems that Rotherham Local Safeguarding Children`s Board was being less than frank when it made the claim "We will work with partners to eradicate Child Sexual Exploitation and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) is and will continue to be a priority..."
Their response to criticism was very defensive and there was little recognition of the scale of the problem as can be noted here:

"Due to the very nature of CSE, and its emotive nature, there has been national media attention. Rotherham has featured in this from both positive and negative perspectives. In 2010, the media praised Rotherham agencies for the way that five men were prosecuted following Operation Central, with reports that "this case shows how seriously South Yorkshire Police and Rotherham Council treat the issue of child sexual exploitation". HERE 

It is also worrying that Ofsted conducted an inspection of Rotherham`s arrangements for the protection of children in July 2012 and the findings of the inspection  proved to be woefully inadequate. Their comments were all positive.  

"Information about missing children who were at risk of sexual exploitation was being shared at an early stage and was well coordinated.

There was good collaborative work between the local authority and the Police resulting in a targeted approach to tackling sexual exploitation"

How did Ofsted miss so much? See the report HERE

See also https://rotherhampolitics.wordpress.com/the-shaun-wright-files/

 

THE role of a senior East Riding Council officer who was in charge of safeguarding at Rotherham at the height of unchecked child abuse could be examined in a new police investigation into the scandal.

Pam Allen worked for Rotherham Council in childcare services for 13 years before joining East Riding Council in 2009.

She was Rotherham's director of safeguarding between 2004 and 2009, the period under intense scrutiny following the publication of a damning report into failings by the council and police to stop the sexual exploitation of at least 1,400 children by gangs of men.

The Mail understands two managers, Annie Redmond and Grace Davidson, who work under Ms Allen at the council, also worked at Rotherham.

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