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The education secretary stands by her blunt label of “catastrophic failures” in describing a harrowing child abuse case that spanned over a decade, despite Glasgow’s council chief executive pushing back on the wording. The review revealed systemic breakdowns: children missed medical care, ended up homeless, and begged for food — all while social services failed to intervene. Though the council agrees the situation was dire and is rolling out an improvement plan, they dispute the term “catastrophic failures,” stressing precision in language. Meanwhile, seven abusers received lengthy prison sentences — some possibly life behind bars — as officials rally around the need for urgent reform and accountability.

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