So show me the evidence, if anyone was lacking it was the Police and some social workers.
"Rotherham child abuse report: Police commissioner Shaun Wright quits Labour Party – but refuses to resign from post
Calls for him to quit have been growing since the report revealed how children as young as 11 were raped, abducted, beaten and trafficked to other parts of England between 1997 and 2013. The extent of the exploitation and links to wider criminality was highlighted in three reports in the early 2000s but police failed to act on the crimes and
the findings were largely ignored by the council, the inquiry team was told.
And yesterday, a Labour Party source said: “We have given Shaun Wright time to reflect. If he has not resigned by morning, we will suspend him from the Labour Party.”
To date, only the council leader, Roger Stone, has resigned over the “historic failings”.
The leader of the Lib Dem group on Sheffield City Council, Colin Ross, said: “Lessons must be learnt and those responsible must be held to account. Shaun Wright was the councillor in charge of children's services at Rotherham Council and also sat on the Authority of South Yorkshire Police when both organisations knew about the level of child sexual exploitation, but chose not do anything about it.
“It's difficult to see how local people can have confidence in him to continue as our Police and Crime Commissioner.“
Jane Collins, the Ukip MEP for Yorkshire and Humber, also called for him to step down and criticised the council’s refusal to sack or discipline anyone over the revelations.
”We are talking about children as young as 11 being trafficked, gang raped, beaten, plied with alcohol and drugs, and even threatened with being burned alive,” she said.
“My outrage at these events is simply beyond words"
Shaun Wright told to go by Thursday morning, claims source
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