rotherham council denied this, saying its records show information was passed to the nca in a timely he council. jayne senior, who received an mbe from the queen for her work, helped expose the abuse that was ignored for so long in rotherham. for 12 months now, she's been under investigation by rotherham council after a complaint by a number of abuse survivors. the first she heard of it was when a journalist called. i were quite shocked, actually, and i think if a complaint‘s received and then investigated, i don't have a problem with that, but i shouldn't have to find out off a journalist. have you ever been given clear details about what you're under investigation for? no, never. so it's never been clearly set out? no. you've never had point one, point two... no, no. no, not at all. she believes she is accused of making money from media appearances and inappropriately sharing confidential information. last november, council officials interviewed herforfive hours. i were asked lots of questions about how much money i'd earned. i was asked questions about who i was sharing information

for 12 months now she has been investigated by rotherham council after a number of complaints.rs on. and i feel more vilified than some of the perpetrators in rotherham. that is how you feel at the moment, you feel vilified? absolutely. yes. she says she is accused of sharing information inappropriately and of making money from media appearances. she denies both. it devastates me, i do not receive money for doing interviews. i do not and have not done this for money. somebody told them that i was earning a significant amount of money. well, i‘m not. former detective michael fowler is on the management committee of the charity where jayne senior works. we have policies and procedures here to deal with allegations. they have deliberately bypassed those, even when we have asked them to stop, it just seems as though they want to attackjayne's character. and discredit the work she has done. given rotherham‘s history, the council has to make sure it investigates all complaints thoroughly. but the question being raised here is about the length of time it has taken. the council says it

the bbc understands the local government ombudsman will now investigate rotherham council for its handlingrs since a report concluded that, over a decade, more than 1400 children were sexually exploited whilst the council and police looked the other way. jayne senior was a key whistle—blower who helped expose the scale of the abuse. last august, after complaints by a number of abuse survivors, rotherham council put her under investigation. speaking about it for the first time, she says it's taken a huge toll. here we are, nearly three years on, and i feel more vilified than some of the perpetrators in rotherham. that is how you feel at the moment, you feel vilified? absolutely, yeah. she's accused of making money from media appearances and sharing information inappropriately. but she only received details of the actual allegations last week after the bbc contacted the council. it devastates me. i do not receive money for doing interviews. i don't and have not done this for money. somebody told them that i was earning a significant amount of money — well, i'm not. former detective michael f

rotherham had been groomed and raped. since then there have been resignations, convictions, and the council was even taken over by the government0 children in rotherham we re least 1400 children in rotherham were victims over the years. the day that shocked the country a damning report revealed the horrifying scale of abuse in rotherham. 0ne resignation from the council leader came immediately and in the following weeks the chief executive, the police and crime commission and the police and crime commission and the director of children's services all stood down. within six months the council was declared not fit for purpose and the commissioner stepped in. in three years 27 people in the area have been convicted as part of major investigations into child sexual exploitation. august 2014 was the defining month for rotherham, after yea rs of the defining month for rotherham, after years of allegations and denials finally a report confirmed that 1400 girls had been sexually exploited. attention then turned to working out how it had happened and preventing it from happening again. that's something sammy woodhouse does, a victim of

rotherham. we don't have an insight into what was said. there is a statement from tower hamlets. my only insight is what on earth is a councilng not spotting this one coming? warning klaxons should have been sounding. we co nta cted klaxons should have been sounding. we contacted tower hamlets council and they go back to us, and just to read out the statement: we are unable to comment on individual cases all those subject to court proceedings. the council's fostering service provides a loving and stable home for hundreds of children each year and home for hundreds of children each yearand in home for hundreds of children each year and in every case we give absolute consideration to our children's background absolute consideration to our child ren‘s background and absolute consideration to our children's background and to their cultural identity. all of our foster carers receive training and support from the council to ensure they are fully qualified to meet the needs of the children in their care. that's the children in their care. that's the statement but something has gone wrong here. i'm going to guess this is happening a