Police have seen a surge in number of child sex abuse cases since the last four years . In South Yorkshire the figure rose by 577 per cent over 2011 . Comes after 1,400 children were found to have been abused in Rotherham . Despite the rise in reported cases the number of arrests made decreased . Critics described the ratio of arrests to reports as a 'national scandal '
Police have seen a surge in number of child sex abuse cases since 2011 . In South Yorkshire the figure rose by 577 per cent over the last four years . Comes after 1,400 children were found to have been abused in Rotherham . Despite the rise in reported cases the number of arrests made decreased . Critics described the ratio of arrests to reports as a 'national scandal '