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No one has been sacked or disciplined for the catalogue of errors, the multiple agencies involved said at a joint press conference in Derby where they lined up to apologise.

Like apologizing for failing to DO THEIR DAMN JOBS is going to accomplish something.

by ATinNM on Wed Mar 10th, 2010 at 05:30:38 PM EST
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It was a corporate apology, I think. The daughters must be something in the region of 35-45, as were many of the people apologising.

25-35 years ago, we were really quite shockingly bad at looking after vulnerable children.  Perhaps what this case highlights is that, as far as vulnerable adults are concerned, we haven't got any better.  I suspect a raped adult who won't press a complaint isn't, strictly, anybody's problem...

by Sassafras on Wed Mar 10th, 2010 at 06:06:44 PM EST
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I'll merely note that governments get real creative when it comes to money -- like invoking anti-terrorism laws over a bank failure -- and get all squishy, wailing, "We can't do anything" when it comes to Public Services.
by ATinNM on Wed Mar 10th, 2010 at 06:35:51 PM EST
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