Parents want Bright Horizons to be held accountable after Vincent Chan abuse

A group of parents whose children attended a nursery where abuse was carried out say the council's unwillingness to investigate is "rubbing salt into an open wound". Last month, Vincent Chan was jailed for 18 years after admitting 56 sexual offences, including abusing children at the Bright Horizons nursery in north-west London. A letter seen by the BBC, written on behalf of more than 200 parents to Camden Council, says the authority "has little credibility in the eyes of families whose children attended the nursery where astonishing safeguarding failures occurred". The council said "there would be a conflict of interest if we were to carry out any investigation" under Health and Safety laws. Warning: This article contains distressing details Chan filmed himself abusing young children and amassed a collection of at least 26,000 indecent images online, including clips of children being raped. A judge described him as having a "deep-seated sexual obsession" with children. Andy, whose name we have changed to protect the identity of his children who attended the West Hampstead nursery, said Chan's crimes were "stomach-churning stuff" and that other parents were "all stunned" when they