Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Prof Pat Cantrill: Opportunities were missed 'individually and collectively' Two daughters made pregnant 18 times by their abusive father have received an apology from the authorities who failed to protect them.The apology was made at a news conference which revealed the findings of the serious case review. The Sheffield man, who cannot be named, was given a life sentence after admitting 25 counts of rape in 2008. The review found missed opportunities and collective failures to protect the children over three decades. It was carried out by safeguarding children boards in Sheffield and Lincolnshire and acknowledged the family had contact with 28 different agencies and 100 members of staff over 35 years, including police, doctors, nurses and social workers. We are genuinely sorry. We should have protected you Chris Cook, Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Board Sue Fiennes, independent chair of Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board, said: "We want to apologise to the family at the heart of this case.[Read more...]