More than 370 girls may have been abused in Oxfordshire
An investigation into suspected serious sexual offences against a number of children and young people in Oxfordshire has found that 370 girls were abused by gangs over a 15 year period.
An investigation into suspected serious sexual offences against a number of children and young people in Oxfordshire has found that 370 girls were abused by gangs over a 15 year period.
The abuse of hundreds of girls in Oxfordshire should never have happened and the damning report detailing the failings of the authorities in their cases is an indictment of the frontline workers who failed to protect them, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has said.
Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children's Board has apologised over the time it took to investigate child exploitation in the county.
A serious case review into the exploitation of young people in Oxford has documented a catalogue of failures by police and social services.
A Freedom of Information request by ITV News has uncovered the shocking number of child abuse cases being reported to the authorities.