Two years on from the child sexual exploitation (CSE) scandal in Rotherham, so-called "deep dive" assessments of efforts to tackle the issue in several areas have found that, although progress has been made overall, improvements are still required.
The joint targeted area inspections - conducted by Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission, HMI Constabulary and HMI Probation - concluded that Professor Alexis Jay's findings that at least 1,400 children had been sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013, and the subsequent public outcry, has prompted a determination by agencies to drive improvements and provide significant investment.
All five areas visited - Central Bedfordshire, Croydon, Liverpool, Oxfordshire and South Tyneside - were found to have strategies and plans in place to tackle CSE, and a number of praiseworthy strands of work were identified.
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