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.
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."
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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.
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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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Councils reveal extent of child sexual exploitation
A Freedom of Information request by ITV News has uncovered the shocking number of child abuse cases being reported to the authorities.