Thirty-five police officers are still being investigated over the Rotherham sex abuse scandal, which identified at least 1400 victims.

The Jay Report - published three years ago - highlighted serious collective failures in response to child exploitation in the the town that started in the early 1990s.

It has emerged that the Independent Police Complaints Commission is still investigating officers over allegations of corruption and failure to act.

The IPCC says its report on police conduct in relation to the scandal should be published next year.

It has become the second largest inquiry of its kind after Hillsborough.

Ian Thomas, Rotherham Council’s Director of Children’s Services, said: “Significant improvements in Rotherham’s children’s services have been made over the last three years".

We have also finally had some justice for some of the victims and survivors of child sexual exploitation. To date, our joint investigations with partners have seen 26 perpetrators of historical and current abuse being jailed for a total of 360 years for the horrific suffering they inflicted on vulnerable young girls. We are clear that there is still more to do – we are just over half way through our five-year improvement programme, and we have a passionate team who are committed to ensuring our services are as good as they can be, and that we continue to do all we can to keep children safe from those who seek to hurt them. Ian Thomas, Rotherham Council’s Director of Children’s Services

He added: "We can always learn more – our door is always open and we would welcome further input from anyone who would like to be involved.”