Former Rotherham Council leader to appear before CLG Committee
The Committee will be holding a sixth evidence session for its inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham on Tuesday 10 March at 4.15pm with evidence from Roger Stone, former Leader of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Report: Child sexual exploitation in Rotherham: some issues for local government
- Inquiry: Jay Report into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham
- Communities and Local Government Committee
Witnesses
Tuesday 10 March 2015, Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
At 4.15pm
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Roger Stone, Former Leader, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Background
Mr Stone became Leader of Rotherham Council in 2003. He stood down as Leader following the publication of the Jay Report into sexual exploitation of children in Rotherham in August 2014.
In September the Committee launched its own inquiry into the findings of the and it’s chairman, local MP Jay Report to examine number of issues relating to local government. The initial conclusions of this inquiry were published in the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2014-15, ‘Child sexual exploitation in Rotherham: some issues for local government’, on 18 November.
An opportunity for the Committee and It’s Chairman, local MP Clive Betts, to get at the truth and do their duty by the people. Unless, of course, they chose to simply grandstand.
The link to this session on Parliament TV will be published once we have it.
Will he spill the beans to save his own neck???.
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It will be very interesting to see what this fellow has to say for himself,it’s been a long time coming
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He’s has time to prepare, don’t expect any fireworks it election time.
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Put him on Jeremy Kyle afterwards for a lie detector test – sure he’d register a ‘full house’.
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If Rotherham has not been shamed enough, now we have this bumbling, incoherent individual being allowed out in public, give me strength.
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I can’t wait to hear what he has to say (or not say).
Although I would have much preferred him being questioned by Vaz than by Betts!
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good point!
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Will the Committee also examine the influence, interest and control exerted by Common Purpose graduates, members, supporters and sponsors ?
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I would much have preferred MR Vaz, I’m not expecting much to come from this questioning.
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Well the committee has had plenty of time to plan their questionening, knowing how important this subject is. That Rochdale MP is on this panel, he’ll make him squirm.
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The Parliament TV website ( http://www.parliamentlive.tv/ ) has been completely redesigned recently.
Old links to its webcasts from http://www.parliament.uk/ no longer work!
It may be possible to watch the hearing tomorrow from this page:
http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/0b521200-e4e7-426f-b9b7-c4e0b0d24184
… but I could easily be wrong.
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Has anyone got a link please? I cant seem to find it.
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We will publish the link tomorrow, when we have it.
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Many apols! I thought it was today. Doh!
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Roger is a waste of time
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