Telford

Failures to investigate offenders and protect children came amid fears probes into Asian men would “inflame racial tensions”, according to findings.

Assistant Chief Constable Richard Cooper said: “While there were no findings of corruption, our actions fell far short of the help and protection you should have had from us, it was unacceptable, we let you down. A spokesperson for Telford and Wreakin Council also issued an apology, adding: “We have made significant improvements in recent years. They were subjected to violence and their families were threatened. “For decades CSE thrived in Telford unchecked,” Mr Crowther said. They lived in fear and their lives were forever changed.” Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The girls were then encouraged into sexual activity and passed to other men as a “favour” or payment of the gifts. They were shared and trafficked. They were deliberately humiliated and degraded. The report said there had been “racial tensions” over several issues in the local community, which police and the council did not want to “escalate”. Mr Crowther said failings by the police, council and other authorities had allowed the “appalling suffering of generations of children”, who were treated as “sexual commodities”, either being passed around for sex or sold for profit by their abusers. Similar findings were issued following the 2014 report into grooming gang activity in Rotherham and investigations in other towns, and the Telford report said that child sexual exploitation “still exists today, and is prevalent across the country as a whole”.

A council has suggested the hot weather is to blame for a recently laid road surface melting outside people's homes, after residents complained of 'botched' ...

"The road looks like cars have skidded across it almost like a Formula One circuit and in some cases they have because the tyres can't get a good grip on that surface. Mrs Tong said the grit has had little effect: "I have complained to the council three or four times now and their response has been to send workmen round to lay gravel on top of the tarmac, presumably to try and dry it out but it hasn't really had much effect. Residents in Hazelwood Drive, in the Aqueduct area of Telford, have claimed melted asphalt laid six weeks ago has left white marks on the road where cars have driven, and seeped in puddles onto drives.

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"Our aim is to bring the carnival back as part of the Balloon Event next month with more details to follow soon." The spokesman said: "We know this is disappointing as the carnival is a highlight in our events calendar but our top riority is the people taking part and our visitors. The carnival was due to be 'a carnival of colour and celebration' with groups from the town coming together to shout 'We Are Telford' and celebrate its people and places, heritage and future.

Offenders 'emboldened' by failure of authorities to investigate, says three-year investigation into scandal.

“They will be held accountable to the victims, survivors and public at large, for their response to those recommendations.” “I have come to the conclusion that the Sunday Mirror’s estimate is an entirely measured, reasonable and nonsensational assessment.” “It was, as it had been in 2006, ‘ground level’ officers and practitioners who were keeping the CSE-specific response alive,” Crowther said.

Child sexual exploitation "thrived unchecked" in Telford for decades with an inquiry finding more than 1000 children were victims of sickening and harrowing ...

He said: "For decades CSE thrived in Telford unchecked. They were shared and trafficked. They were deliberately humiliated and degraded. He said: "The overwhelming theme of the evidence has been the appalling suffering of generations of children caused by the utter cruelty of those who committed child sexual exploitation. In a series of damning findings the report says that "more than a thousand Telford children were exploited over decades", and that "obvious child sexual exploitation was ignored". The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) in Telford has outlined the shocking level and nature of the abuse of children in the town – dating as far back as the 1970s.

The report finds that child sexual exploitation thrived unchecked in Telford for decades. It was not hidden and key agencies were aware of it in detail.

"We welcome the recognition in today's report that those services have improved. The report found that child sexual exploitation thrived unchecked in Telford for decades. We will listen and we will act on any information given to us," said Mr Cooper. for past failings by the force". The report finds that child sexual exploitation thrived unchecked in Telford for decades. Her mother and sister were also killed in the blaze A witness from the school told the investigation team girls "were all clamming up big time because… And they knew". Everybody's job is to protect children. "When they say they're going to implement the recommendations from the report I want them to implement all the recommendations from the report and I want them to be done properly." Children were led to believe this was normal behaviour. It said the inquiry had noted it had made "significant improvements in recent years" and said it was already carrying out many of the report's recommendations.

West Mercia Police said its actions 'fell far short of the help and protection you should have had from us'.

“They can only do so if the organisations and agencies that are subject to criticism accept the spirit in which those comments are made and review the findings I have made in a way that is reflective and self-critical. “It is important we now take time to reflect critically and carefully on the context of the report and the recommendations that have been made.” Telford and Wrekin Council also apologised “wholeheartedly” to the survivors for the “pain they have gone through”.

For more than 30 years, more than 1,000 children in Telford were controlled and groomed by a group of men. An independent inquiry into child sexual ...

For mental health advice,Samaritansoperate a 24-hour service available every day of the year, by calling 116 123. She said victims and survivors were owed the truth of what had gone wrong. If you would rather text you can do so on 07786 209697 or send an email to [email protected] Later that year, MP for Telford, Lucy Allen, called for an independent inquiry into the alarming scale of abuse allegations. Seven men were convicted of sexual offences against four girls aged 13 to 16. A series of trials stretching over two years concluded in May 2013.

Failures to investigate offenders and protect children came amid fears probes into Asian men would 'inflame racial tensions', according to…

They were subjected to violence and their families were threatened. Children would be “pimped” out and taken to rooms in nightclubs, restaurants and takeaways and there was also evidence of a “rape house” in Wellington. The chairman described a “culture of not investigating what was regarded as ‘child prostitution’ and said the force turned “a blind eye and chose not to see what was obvious”. He said that “for decades CSE thrived in Telford unchecked” and agencies, including the council and WMP, were “aware of it in detail”, adding: “Failure by agencies to investigate emboldened offenders; failure to safeguard put children at risk. They were shared and trafficked. They were deliberately humiliated and degraded.

The man who led the inquiry into Telford's Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) scandal has released a damning video telling how generations of children were ...

Indeed, by 2015 both the council and police provision for CSE had in some ways gone back almost a decade – ground level officers and practitioners who were keeping the CSE response alive." In a video outlining his findings he said: "For decades CSE thrived in Telford unchecked. He said: "Following the conclusion of the Operation Chalice trials the council and the police were slow to recognise the importance of a properly funded CSE response.

Agencies blamed children and not perpetrators for the abuse suffered in Telford, the report says.

"While there were no findings of corruption, our actions fell far short of the help and protection you should have had from us, it was unacceptable, we let you down. They were shared and trafficked. They lived in fear and their lives were forever changed. They were subjected to violence and their families were threatened. They were deliberately humiliated and degraded. They were subjected to violence and their families were threatened. The Inquiry was set up three years ago after several criminal prosecutions brought the problems to light. Some of those abused went on to bear the perpetrator's children. The investigation was known as Operation Chalice and saw two Telford brothers among those jailed. They were shared and trafficked. They were deliberately humiliated and degraded. His report makes 47 recommendations for improvement by agencies involved.

Lynton Dudgeon, sales and marketing director for Vistry Mercia, cutting the ribbon to the new Juniper show home at The Quarters @ Redhill development, with ...

“This property has been designed with the modern family in mind and the development itself benefits from a semi-rural setting on the edge of beautiful countryside. There will be 148 Linden Homes properties for sale, which will feature a range of two, three and four-bedroom houses. Vistry, which includes Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Vistry Partnerships, is building a mix of two, three and four-bedroom homes at the site.

Emily Vaughn told the inquiry of her experiences but questions if anything will change as a result.

She felt she was not being taken seriously and that it was rushed. "What happened, happened, what can it tell you? I know it is still happening, I know it is still going on, I don't really understand what it is for." Although she said she had been told there would be support in place, it had not been offered to her. When the inquiry was set up, she said she had agreed to speak to it over the phone. The abuse continued until she was 20 when, she said, she had got "too old" and had been more aware of what was going on.

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Fast food outlets in the area were also a gateway for abuse. They were subjected to violence and their families were threatened. They were shared and trafficked. The report stated: “I am satisfied that in some cases the decisions of West Mercia Police officers about whether or not to investigate a particular piece of intelligence or complaint were influenced by assumptions about race.” They were deliberately humiliated and degraded. One witness who submitted evidence said: “It seemed to be ... it was because of the ethnicity of the people involved they felt as if the police were frightened to question or challenge because they didn’t want to have the finger pointed at them, saying they were being racist.” The abusers would convince the girls they were their boyfriends and despite the often vast age difference would force them to engage in sexual activity. The report detailed “numerous accounts of children being subjected to unwanted sexual attention in taxis, which led in some cases to rape or other serious sexual assault by the driver”. on racial tensions”. For decades the abusers - who were mainly Asian men - operated with impunity in the Telford area, even setting up a “rape house” where victims were ferried to be attacked. The report also criticised the council’s “disastrous” decision in 2006 to suspend taxi licensing enforcement, which was also “borne entirely out of fear of accusations of racism”. In its findings, the report said the force’s decisions were impacted by “fear of complaint” or “because of concern about the impact...

The discount supermarket supports a food bank, both of which are at risk, their director says.

"The project [does] a fantastic job for Telford and Wrekin. There's also a food bank at Dawley Christian Centre, as well as Telford Crisis Support, the Interfaith Council and a number of other not-for-profit organisations for anyone who needs support." A spokesperson said: "We're already in discussions with a number of food retailers who have shown an interest and as they'd be replacing the main food shop in the high street, it's important that the offer is the right one for local residents and other businesses. Telford & Wrekin Council acknowledged it had been approached by the project, "along with a number of other businesses" that had registered an interest in the building.

The team behind a county charity is celebrating after winning a £10000 grant thanks to the support of a county financial adviser.

“On behalf of the children we support and those of so many more who will benefit from the Heads Up project in Brookside over the next 12 months - thank you Jack.” “I am so pleased that I could help them secure the £10,000 which will allow the Heads Up Project in Brookside to run for a further 12 months.” The grant will allow the charity’s Heads Up Project to run in Brookside in Telford for a further 12 months.

An Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Telford has today been published revealing that over a thousand children were sexually exploited ...

“We want people who are, or think they are, being exploited or are concerned about child sexual exploitation to report this to us. We also have an Online Child Sexual Exploitation Team (OCSET) to ensure that we are targeting offenders both online and in person. It is important we now take time to reflect critically and carefully on the context of the report and the recommendations that have been made. Sorry to the survivors and all those affected by child sexual exploitation in Telford. While there were no findings of corruption, our actions fell far short of the help and protection you should have had from us, it was unacceptable, we let you down. We will continue to work alongside and listen to victims and survivors. They were subjected to violence and their families were threatened.

Emily Vaughn told the inquiry of her experiences but questions if anything will change as a result.

She felt she was not being taken seriously and that it was rushed. "What happened, happened, what can it tell you? I know it is still happening, I know it is still going on, I don't really understand what it is for." "I don't want to know what is in it, because I'm not from Telford; I was trafficked to Telford, it is just another place, it is nothing to me," she said. When the inquiry was set up, she said she had agreed to speak to it over the phone. The abuse continued until she was 20 when, she said, she had got "too old" and had been more aware of what was going on.