On this scale before? this is a truly appalling case. really as shocking as i have ever heard. it s clear this really is dreadful and something that we should all be deeply concerned about. we have learned ofsted received 40 separate warnings, over three years, yet still the homes remained rated good. why didn t you act sooner? well, we acted in response to concerns. we worked slower than we should have been to put the whole picture together and recognise the pattern of abuse emerging. 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
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 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 ba
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 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 ofsted. children punched and kicked, dragged across the floor, locked inside bathrooms. have
Really as shocking as i have ever heard. it s clear this really is dreadful and something that we should all be deeply concerned about. we have learned ofsted received 40 separate warnings, over three years, yet still the homes remained rated good. why didn t you act sooner? well, we acted in response to concerns. we worked slower than we should have been to put the whole picture together and recognise the pattern of abuse emerging. 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 of a police investigation that s not expected to conclude for another year. for fam