Hundreds of children abused while in care of Lambeth council, inquiry finds

Inquiry into child sexual abuse says abuse occurred over several decades on a scale hard to comprehend'

Hundreds of vulnerable children in the care of Lambeth council in south London were subjected to horrendous cruelty and sexual abuse over several decades on a scale that was hard to comprehend", an independent inquiry report has found.

The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) found more than 700 allegations of sexual abuse against hundreds of staff and individuals connected with just three homes in the borough. The true scale of abuse was likely to be far higher, it said.