UNITED KINGDOM
Yorkshire Post
by Rob Parsons, Crime Correspondent
Published on the 11 November 2013
CHILDREN in South Yorkshire are “not always being adequately protected” from sexual grooming because of the ‘inconsistent’ approach to tackling the problem by the county’s police force, a watchdog’s report has revealed today.
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary said it had “serious concern” about the quality of protection children receive, despite child sexual exploitation being made a priority by South Yorkshire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) and chief constable.
Its report said every one of the force’s 1,700 frontline staff had been given training in how to deal with child sexual exploitation between January and March and that officers working in child protection were “clearly deeply committed to their work”.
It said there had been an increase in the number of offenders prosecuted and that South Yorkshire Police was now working better with other agencies to tackle the problem.
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