Groomed girls let down by officials

　
"Donald Urquhart, the independent chair of Glasgow’s Child Protection Committee, and other senior officials decided not to seek a Significant Case Review despite a direct plea from health board colleagues. The former Strathclyde Police force launched a major probe, called Operation Cotswold, in 2011, which identified at least 26 victims – many from children’s homes – who had been groomed for sexual exploitation and prostitution."

"These findings were then incorporated into a larger investigation, called Operation Dash, involving 12 local authorities and four NHS health boards across the west of Scotland. Many further victims are thought to have been identified."

"Operation Dash is still ongoing, with 21 individuals reported to the Crown Office so far and `live ongoing criminal proceedings in a number of cases`."

"Jean Herbison, vice-chair of the CPC and consultant paediatrician at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, advised the meeting that the findings must go to a Significant Case Review (SCR) panel."

"However, Mr Urquhart said he and the SCR independent chair Colin Anderson, a former chief social work officer at Midlothian Council, `were agreed that Op Cotswold was not suitable for an SCR as it had clearly been superseded by Operation Dash`..."

"Susanne Millar, on behalf of Social Work Services, said `they could not identify the benefit to be gained from further analysis of this piece of work and the priority should be Operation Dash. This is also a view shared by Education`."

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