Care home staff dished out horrific beatings to children, BBC probe claims  trends now

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Children in care homes were subjected to a catalogue of horrific physical abuse and let down by the authorities who repeatedly failed to step in, it has been revealed.

Incidents allegedly included vulnerable children being beaten, locked outside naked in freezing temperatures, having vinegar poured on cuts and being fed a spoon of chilli flakes as a punishment.

A child at one home would rub washing up liquid over his arms ‘so the night staff can’t grab me’, it was claimed. The alarming revelations were made in a BBC investigation into the children’s homes in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

The report claims senior staff, regulator Ofsted, the local council and police failed to act despite numerous warnings. Leaked documents showed Ofsted was alerted 40 times about incidents at the homes, which retained their ‘good’ rating.