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The Jay Report into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham reveals systemic failures in local council scrutiny, governance, and leadership that has lessons for local government in England.  The Report also highlights serious flaws in the Ofsted inspection regime, says the Communities and Local Government (CLG) Committee in their new report.

In the report, the CLG Committee calls for an investigation into missing papers at Rotherham and announces its intention to call Ofsted in to face questions over its role in failing to protect children in Rotherham. Given the concern over local authority scrutiny and governance, the Committee will also invite Louise Casey to give evidence after she has reported on the compliance inspection of Rotherham Council.

• Rotherham child exploitation - Jay Report exposes local government and Ofsted failure
• Nominations for Chairman of the Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse 
• Ofsted calls for prevention of child sexual exploitation to be given higher priority
• LGA response to Ofsted report on child sexual exploitation
• Victims let down by poor crime-recording
• IPCC announces investigation into South Yorkshire Police handling of Rotherham CSE matters
• This whole ‘cesspit’ will take longer than the ‘Bloody Sunday’ Inquiry to resolve if ever
• How did we (& especially the GMP) let this become the ‘new social norm’!
• Unlike Manchester, No TV headlines for this report!