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| 'Abuse victims' given £2m payout | 'Abuse victims' given £2m payout |
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| A group of alleged victims of sexual and physical abuse at children's homes in Manchester have been awarded more than £2m in compensation. | A group of alleged victims of sexual and physical abuse at children's homes in Manchester have been awarded more than £2m in compensation. |
| The group of 168 individuals was formed in March 2000 in response to a Greater Manchester Police investigation. | The group of 168 individuals was formed in March 2000 in response to a Greater Manchester Police investigation. |
| Some 66 children's homes in Greater Manchester were investigated. | Some 66 children's homes in Greater Manchester were investigated. |
| The compensation was given for the abuse itself, the lifelong effects and for expenses such as therapy, the group's lawyers said. | The compensation was given for the abuse itself, the lifelong effects and for expenses such as therapy, the group's lawyers said. |
| Police investigation | Police investigation |
| Manchester City Council Social Services Department ran most of the homes investigated. | Manchester City Council Social Services Department ran most of the homes investigated. |
| The city council was ordered to pay the compensation at a hearing at Manchester High Court last Thursday. | The city council was ordered to pay the compensation at a hearing at Manchester High Court last Thursday. |
| The main homes involved were Rosehill in Northenden, Broome House in Didsbury and Mobberley Boys' School in Mobberley, Knutsford, Cheshire. | The main homes involved were Rosehill in Northenden, Broome House in Didsbury and Mobberley Boys' School in Mobberley, Knutsford, Cheshire. |
| The victims formed the Manchester Children's Home Abuse Group in March 2000 following the five-year police investigation, codenamed Operation Cleopatra. | The victims formed the Manchester Children's Home Abuse Group in March 2000 following the five-year police investigation, codenamed Operation Cleopatra. |
| In December 2001, Ronald Hall, the warden of Broome House, was found guilty of 8 charges of indecency against children in his care stretching back 30 years. He was jailed for 11 years. | In December 2001, Ronald Hall, the warden of Broome House, was found guilty of 8 charges of indecency against children in his care stretching back 30 years. He was jailed for 11 years. |
| Hall had risen to the rank of assistant director of Manchester City Council social services by the time of his arrest. | |
| His colleague, Ian Gray, was jailed for 14 years earlier that year after being convicted of 23 similar offences. | His colleague, Ian Gray, was jailed for 14 years earlier that year after being convicted of 23 similar offences. |
| In 2004, Philip Roe was jailed for 12-and-a-half years for 15 sexual abuse offences on children he visited in foster and care homes while he worked for Manchester's social services department in the 1980s. | In 2004, Philip Roe was jailed for 12-and-a-half years for 15 sexual abuse offences on children he visited in foster and care homes while he worked for Manchester's social services department in the 1980s. |
| He was working as a social worker in Essex when he was arrested as part of Operation Cleopatra. | He was working as a social worker in Essex when he was arrested as part of Operation Cleopatra. |