2025-07-30
Rotherham and Telford are infamous for a reason.
They were investigated (eventually) and common ground was identified.
"A plethora of reports and inquiries have been published since that time, highlighting commonalities around grooming tactics, public sector failures and poor data collection"
"Reports from Rotherham, Telford, and later by Baroness Casey suggest that professional incompetence and political expediency were far more significant, although sensitivities around race did play a role"
"Social workers were using a model of child protection designed for intrafamilial abuse and removed children from their homes even when the home environment was a protective factor"
It seems to me that the time for further studies and reports is over - the time for investigations and public prosecutions is well overdue. If not now, then when?
"The Telford report suggests that professionals, including police officers, teachers, social workers and youth workers, became increasingly aware of CSE over the years but lacked the tools to deal with it"
One might ask who was negligently responsible for the provision of these "tools", but it's equally tempting and likely just as appropriate to observe that "a bad workman blames his tools".
What have the Police and Crime Commissioners done about it?
What have our MPs done about it?
What have our Councils done about it?
Is the responsibility simply spread across too many agencies?
In matters criminal, should not the Police take the lead?
Should not those who neglected their duties be charged and brought before the Courts?
Perhaps the toolkit is not as empty as has been suggested ...
2025-07-31
When does the mass rape of children become a real scandal?
