Martin Kimber is to step down as chief executive of Rotherham Council following a damning report detailing child abuse in the town. Mr Kimber's decision to go follows the resignation of council leader Roger Stone over a report published last month which revealed more than 1,400 children had been abused in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. The abuse of youngsters, some just 11 years old, was described as "horrific" and "not confined to the past but continues to this day".
After the report was released Mr Kimber said no council employee would face disciplinary action because staff in senior positions during "critical periods" were now working elsewhere. Mr Kimber insisted he would also not be leaving his post as he was "part of the solution" to improving children's services in Rotherham, not part of the problem.
INC News, 08/09/2014
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