A probe by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) into child protection work by South Yorkshire Police highlighted “serious concerns” about how police and other authorities supported children in care homes in the town.
The report reveals that, in one case, a multi-agency meeting recommended that three young girls who had been placed in a children’s home were separated because they were becoming involved in “increasingly risky behaviour”.
However it took a month for this to happen – in which time the girls went missing on several occasions, were found under the influence of drugs and were sexually assaulted by several men.
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