Rotherham Children's Services Boss Steps Down

Joyce Thacker is leaving her job as director of children's services for Rotherham Council after weeks of criticism.

The local authority says she is leaving "by mutual agreement, with immediate effect".

It comes following a report that detailed how at least 1,400 children had been subjected to sexual abuse in the town.

Mrs Thacker, who was the deputy director of children's services before she headed the department from 2008, has been at the centre of the controversy sparked by the Jay Report.

The document highlighted the widespread exploitation of children in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013.

She was questioned earlier this month by MPs on the Commons Home Affairs committee, who called for her to step down from her post.

Rotherham Council confirmed yesterday that Mrs Thacker had been on sick leave since Monday.Keith Vaz, the chairman of the Home Affairs committee.

Shaun Wright also stepped down after coming under sustained pressure

Mrs Thacker's is the latest in a series of resignations in  the wake of the damning report.

Council leader Roger Stone was the only person to step down immediately after it was published.

As the pressure mounted, council chief executive Martin Kimber also quit, followed by the South Yorkshire police and crime commissioner (PCC), Shaun Wright.

Mr Wright, who was the councillor responsible for children's services in Rotherham between 2005 and 2010, resisted widespread calls for him to go for three weeks before he resigned earlier this week.

He will be replaced by the winner of a PCC by-election scheduled for October 30.

Last week, Ms Thacker told Mr Vaz's committee that she had given a "lot of thought" to resigning but insisted she had "worked hard" to improve services in Rotherham.

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