Rotherham inquiry: IOPC finds ‘potential police misconduct’

UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News

An ongoing investigation into South Yorkshire Police’s response to child sex abuse allegations in Rotherham has identified “potential misconduct”.

In 2014, the Jay Report revealed 1,400 girls had been sexually exploited in the town and local authorities had failed to take the issue seriously.

An inquiry by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has grown to almost 100 separate investigations.

It had aimed to finish by April, but the investigation remains active.

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