Rotherham abuse scandal: no charges against senior council figures

Decision that no senior managers will face any action despite ‘substantial organisational failings’ is condemned by local MP

No charges will be brought against any senior figures at Rotherham borough council despite “various and substantial organisational failings” that left 1,400 victims at risk of child sexual abuse, a report has concluded.

The decision, in six long-awaited reports published on Wednesday, was immediately condemned as a “complete wasted opportunity to allow the town to move forward” by the Rotherham MP Sarah Champion.

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