Rotherham council’s former top officer is to be questioned by his current boss over what he knew about the town’s sex abuse scandal.

Britain’s approach to tackling child abuse is under fresh scrutiny after a shocking report found 1,400 youngsters in a town suffered sexual exploitation in a 16-year period.

Around 1,400 children were sexually exploited in one town in England over a 16-year period, a report said today.