GLA’s Broadbent: ‘No comment’ on abuse claims
18 March 2015
Gangmasters Licencing Authority (GLA) chief executive Paul Broadbent is offering no comment, “at this stage”, on reports he was involved in police failings around widespread sexual abuse between 2007 and 2010 in Sheffield.
Wed, 18 Mar 2015Gangmasters Licencing Authority (GLA) chief executive Paul Broadbent is offering no comment, “at this stage”, on reports he was involved in police failings around widespread sexual abuse between 2007 and 2010 in Sheffield.
The BBC reported last week [12 March] that South Yorkshire police, of which Broadbent was a senior officer, ignored sexual abuse claims of “hundreds” of young girls.
It was alleged Broadbent received a 2007 report detailing an “emerging criminal issue” of a serious nature and involving vulnerable victims.
The report also said South Yorkshire Police did “not have any effective process or policy to combat the situation”.
The BBC report continued to say Broadbent and another senior officer, Jon House, were subjects of Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigations over previous allegations they failed to act on child sexual exploitation claims.
Recruiter initially contacted the GLA for comment last week but did not receive the “no comment” response until this morning [18 March].
The BBC quoted Broadbent as saying: "It would be wholly spurious and wrong to say that I did not support allegations or investigations into child sexual exploitation in Sheffield.
"I very much welcome and will fully cooperate with any independent investigation."
Broadbent was appointed GLA chief executive in January 2013.
The BBC reported last week [12 March] that South Yorkshire police, of which Broadbent was a senior officer, ignored sexual abuse claims of “hundreds” of young girls.
It was alleged Broadbent received a 2007 report detailing an “emerging criminal issue” of a serious nature and involving vulnerable victims.
The report also said South Yorkshire Police did “not have any effective process or policy to combat the situation”.
The BBC report continued to say Broadbent and another senior officer, Jon House, were subjects of Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigations over previous allegations they failed to act on child sexual exploitation claims.
Recruiter initially contacted the GLA for comment last week but did not receive the “no comment” response until this morning [18 March].
The BBC quoted Broadbent as saying: "It would be wholly spurious and wrong to say that I did not support allegations or investigations into child sexual exploitation in Sheffield.
"I very much welcome and will fully cooperate with any independent investigation."
Broadbent was appointed GLA chief executive in January 2013.
