we are expecting statements from nottinghamshire county council, the city council, from nottinghamshireell, this afternoon. in a short time, i'm going to go and speak to some of the victims who have gathered in a hotel suite not farfrom here, have gathered in a hotel suite not far from here, having have gathered in a hotel suite not farfrom here, having read the report, to give their reaction to what they want to say. we have heard from the leader of nottingham city council who has described this period as one of shame. he previously was in charge of children's services for nottingham city council. but let's not forget this is not just city council. but let's not forget this is notjust about historical sexual abuse. the report also says that things are not right at the moment, they are saying there are still currently no regular reporting procedures for allegations of abuse. they are not happy with the way things are being run at the moment and they are certainly saying that the local authority at least have not learned any lessons from the past. there will be some tough questions to an

nottingham city and nottinghamshire county councils exposed vulnerable children to repeated rapes andcal abuse, according to a report by the the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. the inquiry found some 350 individuals reported being sexually abused while in the care of the local authorities from the 1960s. it said the true number of victims is likely to be considerably higher. the chair of the inquiry, alexis jay said... our midlands correspondent sima kotecha has the story. beechwood children's home in nottingham, where abuse in the past was rife. today's report concludes from the late 19705 to earlier this year, 16 staff were convicted of sexually abusing children. but the crimes didn't just take place here. this report concludes that the abuse of children in foster care and residential homes was widespread during the 19705, ‘80s and ‘90s. it says all the homes were run by nottinghamshire councils. i have been in the inquiry now since march 2015, i think this was probably, in terms of scale, the most shocking that we have seen, and if you think about it, we are not talkin

a report says nottinghamshire county council and nottingham city council failed to tackle the abuse ofn in their care — despite evidence stretching back 30 years. the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse says at least 350 individuals were affected between the 1960s and 1990s. the secretary to the inquiry, john o'brien, described some of the failings the report had identified. with a long period of time both nottingham city council and county council have wilfully inadequate procedures in place. both in foster ca re procedures in place. both in foster care and social care. some examples as there was little supervision of staff, there was a framework but there was no one checking that staff we re there was no one checking that staff were adequately trained in how to operate that. no one checking they we re operate that. no one checking they were carrying out their duties properly and patchy and poor reporting of suspected or actual abuse. when that abuse was reported senior abuse. when that abuse was reported senior managers abuse. when that abuse was reported senior managers seem

that have finally come under this overall view where they have said sorry, but in fact nottinghamshire county councilany years ago, we know that the effects remain, so they say they will reflect carefully on the report and consider the findings and recommendations. nottingham city council says, we accept that we let people down in the worst possible way, and for that and the ongoing impact that has had on your lives, we are truly sorry, we a cce pt on your lives, we are truly sorry, we accept the council made mistakes and should have done more to protect you. so a proper mea culpa from these organisations, taking these things fully on board, but i suppose, not just for the things fully on board, but i suppose, notjust for the victims, but just people in suppose, notjust for the victims, butjust people in nottingham and nottinghamshire, they will really wa nt to nottinghamshire, they will really want to see something happen that is more than the usual lessons learned, people will be rolling their eyes at that, they want to know that something definite is happening, and i may even be cause for people t