Rotherham abuse whistleblower: “Chances missed to act sooner”

A WHISTLEBLOWER who uncovered details of sexual exploitation in Rotherham 16 years ago says she feels vindicated by a report concluding the Home Office knew about the issue and failed to act. But Adele Gladman (pictured) hit out at Ministers, … Continue reading →

A Bucket Of Whitewash

My initial intent in reviewing the report into the theft of the Risky Business files was simply to judge whether the executive summary was faithful to the body of the text. My assumption was that the text would at least … Continue reading →

“More cock up than conspiracy.” Rotherham and issues of professional negligence and misconduct

This week saw the publication of six reports into varying aspects of historical issues in Rotherham associated with the child sexual exploitation scandal uncovered by Professor Alexis Jay three years ago. The reports were originally commissioned in 2014 and 2015 … Continue reading →

Warning on Rotherham abuse brothers ‘ignored by police’

Police failed to act for more than a decade after being given detailed warnings about four brothers at the centre of sickening child sexual exploitation crimes in Rotherham by a Home Office researcher. A mapping exercise shared with South Yorkshire … Continue reading →

CSE – the Taxi connection

Readers of Rotherham Politics will be familiar with Adele Gladman, the researcher who attempted to alert Rotherham Council to the problem of gang rape and child trafficking as early as 2002 and who was rewarded by being implicitly threatened by … Continue reading →

Rewriting history! The lies! From the beginning! How thick is Jay! Checkmate!

The Media should be ashamed of themselves, who else is going to hold to account the misery perpetuated by people who have wisdom. Independent Inquiry, let it do the talking and lets see how much mileage we get out of … Continue reading →

Probe into stolen Rotherham child abuse files allegations ‘months from publication’

Probe into stolen Rotherham child abuse files allegations ‘months from publication’ An investigation into the alleged theft of key Rotherham child abuse files in 2002 is yet to be completed – despite being ordered more than a year ago. Private … Continue reading →