He set out plans for a crackdown including automatic deportations of any non-British citizens involved.
Mr Jenrick also wants criminal penalties for police and social workers who fail to report such crimes and a "blacklist" preventing them from working in the public sector again.
The former immigration minister said: "Some of the reforms that Suella Braverman brought forward as Home Secretary during the last government have worked well.
Savage
"The dedicated grooming gangs task force led to the arrest of over 550 suspects in a single year.
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