A joint letter from Education Secretary Nicky Morgan and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles calls on council leaders to read the 159-page report by professor Alexis Jay into how Rotherham Council dealt with CSE between 1997 and 2013.
It then urges them to “consider whether you have adequate measures in place to ensure that you cannot be accused of similar failings”.
"We cannot undo the permanent harm that these children have suffered," the letter states.
"But we can and should take steps to ensure that this never happens again and make sure that all local authorities deliver on their essential duty to protect vulnerable children."
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