Oldham MPs have called for child sex abusers to be brought to justice after an independent review found ‘serious failings’ in the authorities response to historic cases in the borough. The damning report exposes how vulnerable children were failed by the agencies that were meant to protect them because procedures had not been followed properly.
This resulted in some youngsters not being protected and perpetrators either not being brought to book earlier - or evading justice altogether. Following the publication of the report GMP has launched Operation Sherwood which aims to apprehend Oldham-based offenders who have historically preyed upon children.
This chimes with the response of Oldham’s three Parliamentary representatives - Jim McMahon, Angela Rayner and Debbie Abrahams - after the scale of the shortcomings was revealed at a press conference on Monday morning. In a joint statement they write: “[The] independent review identifies that, whilst these incidents are not current cases, there is still work to be done in ensuring offenders face the full force of the law and the passage of time should not be a barrier to justice.”
