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| Rotherham children's services 'transformed' | Rotherham children's services 'transformed' |
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| Children's services once mired in a child sexual exploitation scandal have been "transformed", government inspectors have said. | Children's services once mired in a child sexual exploitation scandal have been "transformed", government inspectors have said. |
| Rotherham Council has been given an overall "good" rating following an Ofsted inspection in November. | Rotherham Council has been given an overall "good" rating following an Ofsted inspection in November. |
| The service had been judged to be failing following 2014's Jay Report, which found up to 1,400 children were sexually abused between 1997 and 2013. | The service had been judged to be failing following 2014's Jay Report, which found up to 1,400 children were sexually abused between 1997 and 2013. |
| Ofsted said the authority had made "significant improvement". | Ofsted said the authority had made "significant improvement". |
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| "The local authority has taken a systematic and rigorous approach to improvement since the last Ofsted inspection in 2014 which identified widespread and serious failures," the inspectors said. | "The local authority has taken a systematic and rigorous approach to improvement since the last Ofsted inspection in 2014 which identified widespread and serious failures," the inspectors said. |
| "The quality and impact of services for children are transformed." | "The quality and impact of services for children are transformed." |
| Children at risk of sexual exploitation were identified and received an "effective multi-agency response to protect them", inspectors said. | Children at risk of sexual exploitation were identified and received an "effective multi-agency response to protect them", inspectors said. |
| In the wake of the Jay Report the government took control of the authority in February 2015. | In the wake of the Jay Report the government took control of the authority in February 2015. |
| Some services - though not those for children - were returned to local control in 2017. | Some services - though not those for children - were returned to local control in 2017. |
| Children's Commissioner at Rotherham Council, Patricia Bradwell, said: "The council and its partners have worked very hard to change outcomes for children, young people and families and I am delighted that this hard work has been recognised in this way." | Children's Commissioner at Rotherham Council, Patricia Bradwell, said: "The council and its partners have worked very hard to change outcomes for children, young people and families and I am delighted that this hard work has been recognised in this way." |
| Ofsted added the culture at the council was one of "openness and transparency" and staff were dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people. | Ofsted added the culture at the council was one of "openness and transparency" and staff were dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people. |
| Gordon Watson, deputy leader of the council, said he was grateful to staff for helping to bring about the improvements. | Gordon Watson, deputy leader of the council, said he was grateful to staff for helping to bring about the improvements. |
| "Three years ago we let the children of Rotherham down, and we are truly sorry for that," he said. | "Three years ago we let the children of Rotherham down, and we are truly sorry for that," he said. |
| "We pledged to use the Ofsted report to examine and improve culture and practice across the organisation and this new report hopefully shows we have done just that." | "We pledged to use the Ofsted report to examine and improve culture and practice across the organisation and this new report hopefully shows we have done just that." |