Grooming gang probe 'would be distraction'
Manchester Evening News|January 08, 2025
INDEPENDENT INQUIRY HEAD SAYS 'LOCALLY, PEOPLE NEED TO STEP UP'
Grooming gang probe 'would be distraction'

THE head of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has said 'the time has passed' for another lengthy examination of grooming gangs and that the row is 'distracting from the issues.

Professor Alexis Jay called for action and said: "We've had enough of inquiries, consultations and discussions." Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is pushing for a national inquiry after tech billionaire Elon Musk used his X platform to launch a barrage of online attacks on the Government over the issue.

Prof Jay produced a report on grooming gangs in Rotherham in 2014 and then chaired the national inquiry into various forms of child sexual abuse which reported in 2022.

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