The current police and criminal justice system is not fit for purpose because it prioritizes public relations and political directives over the protection of vulnerable children.

“the police now are basically not fit for purpose you know they're under resource they're not trained effectively they're a political animal in many respects”

The authorities in Rotherham, including the police and council, are directly responsible for years of cover-ups and the failure to protect vulnerable children.

“The failures were down to a combination of appalling attitudes, ineptitude, and a reluctance of discussing a topic that desperately needed to be acted upon.”

The child protection system failed to protect the child despite substantiated claims of prior physical abuse.

“How did a six-year-old boy die from lack of oxygen inside his own home while he was alone with the man who admitted to beating him with a belt? And how did this happen less than a year after the system had already substantiated abuse?”