In July last year Mr Tom Crowther QC led an independent inquiry that revealed child sexual exploitation (CSE) had “thrived unchecked” in the borough for decades and that over 1,000 girls had been exploited.
Mr Crowther made 47 recommendations which have been broken down into 148 actions.
The recommendations and actions are shared between the council, West Mercia Police, West Mercia’s Police & Crime Commissioner and the Integrated Care Board.
The council has ‘sole responsibility’ for implementing 29 recommendations, comprising 82 actions.
The inquiry included provision for Mr Crowther to return two years after the publication of his report to ‘assess the progress’ in the implementation of his recommendations.
“Following publication of the inquiry report, the leader confirmed that the council would engage with three highly respected individuals with lived experience of CSE and commit as much time and resources as necessary to work with partners to enable the independent chair to be invited back six months earlier than originally scheduled,” said an update on the council’s progress released this week.
In July this year the council stated that they had completed over half (42) of the…
