But is that good enough with some of the most acutely vulnerable children in care in the country, many of whom were nonverbal? there is a particularly high risk for these children, and we recognise that, which is why we have both changed our risk assessment to improve our ability to spot patterns early, and also, to train our inspectors. hesley said it has now closed the homes and was now focused on running its adult placements. it said it could not comment further because the police investigation was not expected to conclude for another year. for families of children, it means a long wait to find out the full truth. noel titheridge, bbc news, doncaster. 0ur social affairs editor, alison holt, is with me. alison. serious questions, alison, about how any of this could have been allowed to go on for so long. to go on for so long. absolutely, and i think to go on for so long. absolutely, and i think one to go on for so long. absolutely, and i think one of to go on for so long. absol
But when she reported it to senior staff, nothing happened. so that s why i went to the police. and to get to that point where i thought i d get help and the children would get help, and then to be told, no. you reported this in 2018. how did it feel knowing the homes did not close for three more years? disgusted, because that is a further three years of abuse. south yorkshire police says there was insufficient evidence to progress with the case, but it referred the report to the local authority. i ve sort of lost all faith, really, in the care system. nicola s daughter ruby has autism, epilepsy, and significant learning difficulties. you think, when they get £250,000 a year towards care, they d be getting the rolls royce of care, really. ruby was dragged across the floor at one of the homes in doncaster by a staff member who was then sacked. you can t believe that people in care would treat children like this. you just can t get your head around it. it s appalling. our investigation
Hesley said it has now closed the homes and was now focused on running its adult placements. it said it could not comment further because the police investigation was not expected to conclude for another year. for families of children, it means a long wait to find out the full truth. noel titheridge, bbc news, doncaster. the prime minister of poland has told germany. the nato secretary general has met germany s new defence minister boris pistorius in berlin, as germany remains under pressure over the supply of tanks to ukraine. after the meeting they said they d discussed the issue of battle tanks, but a decision still hasn t been made. according to export rules, germany has to give permission for any german made tanks to be exported, even if they re owned by other countries. poland has now sent an official request, and germany has acknowledged it.
Who was then sacked. you can t believe that people in care would treat children like this. you just can t get your head around it. it is appalling. our investigation has interviewed a dozen former hesley staff who blew the whistle. we have also been leaked internal company documents that show both the scale of the abuse, and the failure of authorities to act. safeguarding logs show that children were reported to have been kicked and punched in the stomach, locked in a bathroom overnight, forced to sit in cold baths, and even had vinegar poured on a wound as punishment. i am so sorry for the children themselves, and for their families. we took our findings to 0fsted. children punched and kicked, dragged across the floor, locked inside bathrooms. have you ever heard of abuse on this scale before? this is a truly appalling case. really as shocking as i have ever heard. it is clear this really is dreadful and something that we should all be deeply concerned about. we have learned 0fsted re
You think, when they re getting £250,000 a year towards care, they d be getting the rolls royce of care, really. ruby was dragged across the floor at one of the homes in doncaster by a staff member who was then sacked. you can t believe that people in care would treat children like this. you just can t get your head around it. it s appalling. our investigation has interviewed a dozen former hesley staff who blew the whistle. we ve also been leaked internal company documents that show both the scale of the abuse, and the failure of authorities to act. safeguarding logs show that children were reported to have been kicked and punched in the stomach, locked in a bathroom overnight, forced to sit in cold baths, and even had vinegar poured on a wound as punishment. i am so sorry for the children themselves, and for their families. we took our findings to ofsted. children punched and kicked, dragged across the floor, locked inside bathrooms. have you ever heard of abuse on this scale before