Since June 2022, a series of BBC investigations have made shocking revelations about terrible abuse and malpractice in a number of children’s homes run by the Hesley Group in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Among other things, the reports describe instances of physical assaults and psychological abuse on vulnerable children by staff.
These revelations prompted the government to commission an expert panel in October 2022 to conduct a safeguarding review. The homes have since been closed.
