Quote Originally Posted by 54FairAndSquare View Post
"Police had a shocking attitude to handling child abuse at the time"

Correct. But if the case had been handed to them and they had bungled it, then the blame would have been theirs.
Without the clear child protection policies clubs and employers now all have to have and clear systems in place from the police (lets remember there wasnt even a *** offenders register until 1997 - something Thatcher was always opposed) and when no child makes an allegation or complaint, going to the police is not something that was standard practice. You know that.

I see you side swept the Sheriff James Irvine Smith one.