South Yorkshire Police officers to be investigated by IPCC
The Independent Police Complaints Commission today said it would investigate 10 South Yorkshire police officers over their handling of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission today said it would investigate 10 South Yorkshire police officers over their handling of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.
A South Yorkshire MP says that although an inquiry into child abuse found that many victims identified their attackers as Asian, most abusers nationwide are white males.
The inquiry found child abuse on a "shocking scale" in Rotherham. The council leader has already stepped down and there are calls for South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner to resign.
Sarah Champion MP says focusing on one aspect of abuse is the wrong approach:
MPs are calling for an investigation amid claims files detailing the failures in tackling child sexual exploitation in Rotherham were stolen
Home Affairs Committee has called for greater transparency over Rotherham after finding 'compelling evidence' that concerns were ignored
South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner said quitting his post would be 'easy option' before a committee of MPs