Coronavirus: Information and advice This will include interviews with individuals who have made ‘significant allegations’, preliminary interviews with senior officers at Oldham council and, if required, former officers. Cllr Fielding and OSP chair Henri Giller have written to Mayor Andy Burnham and the GM Safeguarding Standards Board’s chair Jane Shuttleworth to request the Oldham review is combined into the GM work. It is understood this relates to jailed Rochdale grooming leader Shabir Ahmed, who worked at Oldham council until the mid-2000s. Donny van de Beek remains Man United's only signing in a summer transfer window where they have been outspent by their top four rivals. ‘Working with GM Complex Safeguarding Hub will enable Oldham to continue to benefit from the ongoing work across Greater Manchester setting new standards or safeguarding practices.”. Man City evening headlines as academy star follows Sancho path and Koulibaly Napoli ‘revenge’ claim made. It is understood this relates to jailed Rochdale grooming leader Shabir Ahmed, who worked at Oldham council until the mid-2000s. However Dr Peel, who is the current independent chair of both Leeds and Lambeth safeguarding children’s partnerships, has stepped down prior to the reivew beginning. Man City evening headlines as academy star follows Sancho path and Koulibaly Napoli ‘revenge’ claim made. Report by Charlotte Green: Local Democracy Reporter. “This review will only focus on historical allegations relating to child sexual exploitation.”. And nor should it be to guarantee true independence,” Coun Fielding said. “Sadly we do not believe that the growing allegations made online and elsewhere can be dealt with by the executive leadership, Mayor of Greater Manchester or Oldham council alone. “The weight and seriousness of this means that this borough needs to do the right thing and ask for help in order to establish the truth. It will also look at the extent to which historical actions and employment records have been ‘adequately investigated’ in the case of ‘known offenders’ previously employed within Oldham public services. The remit will remain the same, which includes looking at the extent to which historical actions and employment records have been ‘adequately investigated’ in the case of ‘known offenders’ previously employed within Oldham public services. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hints two Manchester United players have asked to leave. “It is further more regrettable that a small number of individuals continue to share and repeat allegations that seem to have no evidence behind them,” Coun Fielding said. “I hope that any victims will not be denied the justice that they deserve by selfish individuals holding on to information that could allow prosecutions to take place and the answers that we are all seeking to be provided.”. Donny van de Beek remains Man United's only signing in a summer transfer window where they have been outspent by their top four rivals. This will include the ‘nature and extent to which adults had inappropriate access to children and young people resident in children’s homes in Oldham putting them at risk of harm’. The council did not explain why he is no longer heading up the review, as it had previously announced on November 1. Coronavirus rates in Oldham remain high. It is independent from the council and therefore the authority cannot confirm the timeline for when it will conclude. An independent review is underway into allegations which concern ‘shisha bars, taxi companies and children’s homes’. They will also look at allegations in social media posts relating to the period 2011 to 2014. Read More Related Articles. This is serious s**t. 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Mr Giller said: “There are many advantages to combining the work because the lens on safeguarding practice in Oldham will be as great, if not greater, than what was originally planned while the independent nature of the work will not be diminished. “Unfortunately in many cases these reports have failed to materialise.