Following the articles in the media on Saturday 18 January 2020 (see links below), South Yorkshire Police (SYP) MUST

NOW TAKE THREE URGENT ACTIONS:

1 APOLOGISE PUBLICLY for their role in allowing the dire abuse of children to continue for many years in South Yorkshire.

2 HOLD THOSE RESPONSIBLE TO ACCOUNT for their failures - WE NEED PROSECUTIONS OF POLICE OFFICERS. Waiting for more than 5 years (since the Jay Report) is far far too long.

3 MAKE A FULL PUBLIC DISCLOSURE of findings to date in order to begin to rebuild trust - a process which will take a long long time.

Media Coverage:

THE TIMES

Police chief: we ignored sex abuse of children:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/police-chief-we-ignored-sex-abuse-of-children-hgrhc358v

Race fears stopped us acting, victim’s father told

Andrew Norfolk

January 17 2020, 10:00pm, The Times

Grooming scandal: Hollow denials exposed by the watchdog

Andrew Norfolk

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/grooming-scandal-hollow-denials-exposed-by-the-watchdog-lfsdzdm32

January 18 2020, 12:00am, The Times

ROTHERHAM ADVERTISER

Police knew about Rotherham CSE but will not be prosecuted - report:

https://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/view,police-knew-about-rotherham-cse-but-will-not-be-prosecuted-report_34843.htm

By Adele Forrest | 18/01/2020

BBC
 
Rotherham child sex abuse victim 'vindicated'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-51160707

BBC Look North (18.1.20) - At the beginning of the programme:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000dnrw/look-north-yorkshire-evening-news-18012020

The DAILY MAIL

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7901731/Police-chief-admitted-force-ignored-sex-abuse-grooming-gangs-30-years.html