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Compensation bid
12/ 1/2006
CHILDREN at the centre of the scandal are now seeking compensation and a full formal apology from Rochdale Council.
Those who were snatched from their homes and put into care say they never received a formal apology for what happened, despite Rochdale Council admitting at the time that it 'made mistakes'.
Now 12 of the children, now aged between 18 and 29, are fighting for compensation.
Their case is being handled by specialist child welfare lawyer Richard Scorer, a partner at Manchester solicitors Pannone and Partners.
He said: "When they were eventually returned home, they had to put up with bullying and taunts from other children, massive family upheaval and, in some cases, parents splitting up.
"It has caused them enormous damage. This legal action is being brought because they want a proper apology from Rochdale council, and because they deserve compensation for the psychological damage, disruption to family life and long-term suffering caused by events they did not understand and were never explained to them."
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