Some children “remain unprotected” from such abuse “despite some significant improvements in agency understanding of and responses to CSE between the less recent and current cases”, the independent review by charity director Clare Hyde, of Foundations for Families, states.
The review into safeguarding by the Bradford Partnership - which incorporates social care, health and police service - was launched in April 2019 following the conviction of nine men over the abuse of young girls but delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It details cases of five children dating as far back as 2001 and finds that “while there has been considerable work in the district in relation to CSE there are still lessons that need to be learned and the responses to victims of this complex crime is not yet good enough in all cases”.
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