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The chief executive of Rochdale Borough Council has said its response to reports of abuse dating back to the 1960s was ‘unforgivable’.
Steve Rumbelow said events at Knowl View School and Cambridge House Hostel had ‘cast a long shadow over the town’.
He apologised, but a solicitor for the victims said it was ‘shocking’ that it had taken so long for the council to say sorry.
Rumbelow said the council was working to safeguard young people and assisting the national Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).
More than 40 men recently alleged they were victims of abuse at Knowl View and Cambridge House, with 24 alleging they were abused between 1960 and 1994 by Rochdale’s former Liberal MP Cyril Smith who was governor at Knowl View.
Richard Scorer, a solicitor for some of the victims, said: “The council has recognised that when the evidence comes out in the hearing , they are likely to be heavily criticised and I think that is what's driving this apology.
“I think it is absolutely shocking that it has taken so long for this apology to come."
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