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Authorities condemned as report says 370 girls may have been abused in Oxfordshire
An investigation into suspected serious sexual offences against a number of children and young people has found that 370 girls were abused by gangs over a 15 year period.
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ITV Meridian Special Programme: Serious Case Review into child exploitation in the Thames Valley
Watch ITV Meridian's special programme on the damning verdict of a report into child exploitation in the Thames Valley.
More needs to be done to tackle child abuse: Cameron
David Cameron has promised more action to clamp down on child abuse. He says that a big change in culture is needed.
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PM calls for 'consequences' over child abuse failures
The Prime Minister has said there need to be "consequences" where professionals have failed in cases of child abuse.
David Cameron said: "At the end of the day, if professionals fail there need to be consequences. One of the problems in Rotherham is that there was failure after failure by social workers, by councillors, by council officials, and yes by the police, and not enough consequences flowed from that. It is very important that consequences flow."
Exclusive: The girl who was raped and beaten tells her story
This is the second time 'girl five' has felt strong enough to speak. The first was at the Old Bailey. Her ordeal began when she was just 11.
Abused girls had to put up with 'snide remarks', press conference is told
Main points from press conference after Serious Case Review. Maggie Blyth, Independent Chair of Hampshire Safeguarding Children Board, addressed the press this morning.
'A sense of shame that we let those children down so badly'
Jim Leivers, Director of Children's Services with Oxfordshire County Council, says anyone reading the Serious Case Review will have an overwhelming sense of shock.
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PM condemns 'industrial scale' of sex abuse at summit
David Cameron is holding a summit in Downing Street setting out measures to tackle the problem of the sexual abuse of vulnerable children by gangs of men.
He said children have suffered horrific sexual abuse on an "industrial scale" and that too many people and organisations are guilty of "walking on by".
Authorities didn't believe all Oxfordshire abuse victims
A new report today has revealed nearly 400 girls may have been victims of "indescribably awful child sexual abuse" in Oxfordshire and says authorities didn't believe some of the victims when they said they were being abused.
ITV News' Political Correspondent Emily Morgan reports on the findings of the serious case review which was released today:
Community rebuilds reputation after Operation Bullfinch
A serious case review has found that more than 300 young people in Oxfordshire have been victims of child sexual exploitation over the last 15 years. The review has criticised police and social services.
Since Operation Bullfinch began, the community around Cowley Road in Oxford has been rebuilding its reputation as a multi-cultural street. Penny Silvester reports.
Ongoing operation to combat child grooming in Oxfordshire
Officers from Thames Valley Police are constantly looking for signs of criminal gangs, grooming young girls for sex. They target places where teenagers congregate. Kate Bunkall reports on the ongoing Operation Bullfinch.
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Oxford child sex abuse review reveals serious failures
A serious case review into the exploitation of young people in Oxford has documented a catalogue of failures by police and social services.
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Warning signs of child abuse 'not followed through'
Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children's Board has apologised over the time it took to investigate child exploitation in the county.