Rotherham council chief executive stands down
The chief executive of Rotherham Council is to step down in the wake of a shocking report that detailed the sexual exploitation of at least 1,400 children in the town.
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Tag: Child Abuse
FAI: Declan Hainey subjected to ‘prolonged neglect ‘
Defects in the system responsible for the care of a toddler as well as “prolonged neglect” were factors which contributed to his death, an inquiry has found. Declan Hainey’s body
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Lord Mayor named as Butler-Sloss replacement on child abuse probe
The lord mayor of the City of London, Fiona Woolf, has been named as the chair of the independent inquiry commissioned by the Government into historic child sex abuse. Ms
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Rotherham: Councillors pass vote of no confidence in police boss
Beleaguered South Yorkshire police and crime commissioner (PCC) Shaun Wright has been urged to resign by councillors in the biggest local authority in his area as they unanimously passed a
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Charity calls on PM to establish stand-alone inquiry into Rotherham abuse
The national charity 4Children has written to the Prime Minister calling for him to establish a new high level, stand-alone inquiry into the extent of Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham
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Rotherham could be tip of the iceberg, warns campaigner
A child protection campaigner has warned that the sexual exploitation of youngsters is a much wider issue than had been acknowledged. Hilary Willmer, chair of trustees at the charity Parents
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Rotherham: Shaun Wright’s deputy quits as Ofsted announce early inspection
The Rotherham child abuse scandal deepened last night as embattled police commissioner Shaun Wright’s deputy quit and the Government ordered an early inspection of child protection services in the town.
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Rotherham police chief quits Labour Party but refuses to resign as PCC
South Yorkshire police and crime commissioner Shaun Wright has resigned from the Labour Party, but insisted he would not leave his post. Mr Wright’s resignation came after Labour threatened to
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Rotherham: New report says police had cultural of ‘disregard for victims’
The under-fire police force at the centre of the Rotherham child abuse scandal has faced fresh criticism for failing to protect vulnerable victims of crime. South Yorkshire Police’s public protection
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Police and Crime Commissioner urged to quit over Rotherham abuse
South Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner is facing increasing pressure to resign after a shocking report found 1,400 youngsters in a town suffered sexual exploitation in a 16-year period. Shaun
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