CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Newsam report reveals Rochdale exploitation failings

Failings by officials at Rochdale Council and senior police meant vulnerable girls were targeted by a child sexual abuse gang for years, the latest report on the scandal has concluded.

Failings by officials at Rochdale Council and senior police meant vulnerable girls were targeted by a child sexual abuse gang for years, the latest report on the scandal has concluded.

The study led by child protection expert Malcolm Newsam – commissioned by Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham in 2017 – covers a string of failed or poor investigations by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) between 2004 and 2013.

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