Rotherham child sex abuse survivors nominate support team for national award

Child sex abuse survivors from Rotherham nominated a multi-agency team for a national award for supporting them through their court cases.

Sammy Woodhouse and Emma Jackson put forward a multi-agency team, made up of organisations including Rotherham Council, South Yorkshire Police and Victim Support, for a Partnership Award at the first national ‘Celebrating Services for Witnesses’ awards ceremony, held by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service.

The team, which supported child sexual exploitation survivors as they gave evidence in two trials as part of Operation Clover, scooped second place in the awards.

Operation Clover led to the convictions of 15 people, who were landed with jail sentences totalling more than 200 years.

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