Former police officer in Rotherham ‘failed to investigate abuse claims’

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Opening the case against the former detective, Daniel Hobbs described how Mr Walker was in charge of Rotherham Child Abuse Investigation Unit between 2008 and 2012. Mr Hobbs told the panel: “Det Sgt Walker did nothing at all in respect of this information and simply left any safeguarding actions arising to social services.” The barrister said the third allegation related to the series of emails sent to him by Ms Senior which he failed to record. He said: “Some of these emails contained serious information about rape, historic rape and people driving around with guns in the boots of their cars.” Mr Hobbs said during his opening of the case that Mr Walker will argue that non-familial child abuse was beyond the remit of the Rotherham Child Abuse Investigation Unit he led. Mr Walker is one of 47 officers and former officers who were investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct in the wake of the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal.