Cleveland county council child abuse report

Title

Cleveland county council child abuse report

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Aug 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:26

Description

Stuart Bell, the Labour MP who made public the Cleveland child abuse scandal is welcoming a new report by the County Council as an unreserved apology to the parents but says they will still be seeking compensation. The report recommends the sacking of child abuse consultant, Sue Richardson and questions the future of the social services director Mike Bishop and Police surgeon Alastair Irvine. For AM programme.

Contributors

Stuart Bell

Keywords

Local government; Compensation; Social services; Child abuse; Children in care; Parents; AM (radio programme); Cleveland; Stuart Bell; Cleveland child abuse scandal (1987); Cleveland County Council; Sue Richardson; Alastair Irvine

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