Report finds Greater Manchester police and council failed vulnerable children — and 96 men still pose a risk to young girls
Girls in Rochdale were “left at the mercy” of Asian grooming gangs for years because of multiple failures by the authorities, a new report has said.
The 173-page independent report analysed child sexual exploitation in the area from 2004 to 2013, concluding there had been a “serious failure” to protect children by Greater Manchester police (GMP) and Rochdale council.
It identified at least 96 men who were still a risk to children but said it was “only a proportion” of the numbers involved in the abuse who have not been prosecuted.
