‘Failure at every level’ led to children’s homes abuse, report says Ofsted was warned on more than 100 occasions about incidents at children's homes whose residents faced "horrific" abuse, a report has revealed.
An expert panel criticised inadequate leadership at the Hesley Group, which ran the homes, as well as failures of regulation.
The review lead said a "major overhaul" of the safeguarding system was needed.
BBC News revealed children were reportedly punched, kicked and fed chillies at homes Ofsted rated "good".
See also:
- Safeguarding children with disabilities in residential settings Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
- Experts demand major overhaul of safeguarding system to protect children with disabilities from abuse at children’s homes Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
- Statement on Phase 2 of the review into alleged abuses against disabled children in residential settings Children's Commissioner
- Urgent calls for reform after horrific abuse of young people at private care homes The Guardian
- England’s most vulnerable children needlessly put at risk in residential ‘institutions’, investigator warns iNews
- BBC investigation reveals more abuse at Hesley Group care homes Learning Disability Today
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