He has called on the council’s leader, Councillor Jon Collins to resign over a refusal to make a public apology to him for the abuse he allegedly suffered when in care in the area.
Today he was joined by friends and supporters to march from the train station to Loxley House with a coffin.
Nottinghamshire Police is currently carrying out its own investigation – named Operation Daybreak – which has seen 80 people come forward with allegations of child abuse at five homes in the county between the late 1960s and 2000.
Corporate Director for Children and Families at Nottingham City Council, Alison Michalska, said: “The safety and wellbeing of children and young people in our care is our highest priority and we take all allegations of child abuse extremely seriously. We are encouraging anyone with information about possible child abuse, current or historical, to contact the relevant council and the police.
“Anyone who has suffered abuse of any kind as a child deserves our sympathy and support. However, while we have no reason to disbelieve allegations of historical child abuse, we also currently have no evidence to prove them and unless and until there is, we cannot satisfy demands for an apology. The County Council has apologised for one individual’s childcare files that were destroyed in 1978