An answer to those demanding an enquiry into deaf children's abuse at Mary Hare deaf school. Sir Roger Singleton (photo above), is to conduct independent review following former pupil’s conviction for two cases of child sexual abuses of 12/13yr old deaf pupils.
Sir Roger Singleton CBE, Chair of the Independent Safeguarding Authority, and formerly the Government's Chief Adviser on the Safety of Children, is to conduct the Independent Review of Safeguarding and Care at Mary Hare commissioned by its Governors following the conviction in April of an ex-pupil for serious sexual offences. Sir Roger, will conduct the review in a personal capacity and will start work on May 5. His intention is to complete the review by August. The Governors of Mary Hare are committed to publishing his findings and to implementing all his recommendations.
Sir Roger’s terms of reference are:
1. To examine the school’s management of the events which led to the former pupil’s conviction in April 2011; and to examine the school’s management of alleged sexual activity between pupils from 2007 onwards.
More specifically:
(a) Were there any measures that the school could or should have taken which would have prevented those incidents which took place on school premises?
(b) In relation to the events discovered by the school: did it react appropriately in respect of (i) the individual children concerned and their parents; (ii) the staff; (iii) informing and engaging with West Berkshire Children's Services, the police and other relevant agencies and (iv) learning and applying any lessons concerning the school's care and safeguarding policies and practices and the supervision of pupils?
(c) In the summer of 2010 when the school was made aware of the findings of the police and children's services investigations, did it react appropriately in relation to the individuals concerned and their families, the wider school community including the governors, the relevant agencies and the examination of care practices?
2. In considering all these matters, what lessons should be drawn and what measures
should be taken to apply those lessons?
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Let's hope he hasn't been 'selected' to whitewash the deaf school's complacency in monitoring the sex antics of it's boarding school pupils........ there seemed some 'acceptance' in allowing sex to take place at school for over 16s.... with parents not being told.
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