The Government criticises standard of Rochdale abuse report
Date published: 20 December 2013
A Department for Education spokesperson said: "This Serious Case Review, which has been heavily redacted, does not meet the standards of transparency and sharp analysis which we now expect and which best allows lessons to be learnt.
"We understand there are particular legal constraints which have resulted in the heavy redactions.
"We have consequently agreed with Rochdale LSCB that we will commission, early in the New Year, an examination of the evidence assembled by the SCR to explore whether an un-redacted document can be put into the public domain with a sharp and coherent analysis of what happened in this complex case and why."
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