Council apologises for child sexual exploitation

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2022

Telford & Wrekin Council has apologised ‘wholeheartedly’ after an inquiry concluded more than 1,000 children were sexually exploited over at least 30 years.

The council said it accepted the inquiry’s 47 recommendations for improvement and was already carrying out many of them.

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