Police officers leading Operation Stovewood, an investigation into child sex abuse cases in Rotherham, have announced that they will no longer accept new cases after the end of this year. Operation Stovewood, which was initiated in 2014, focuses on non-familial child sexual exploitation that occurred between 1997 and 2013 in Rotherham.
The investigation was launched after the National Crime Agency (NCA) was asked by the Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police to conduct an independent inquiry. This request came after an independent review by Professor Alexis Jay shed light on the mismanagement of child sexual exploitation cases by various agencies in South Yorkshire.
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