"It's time for a national inquiry into child abuse grooming scandal"

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Posted on 01/07/2025 12:45:06 AM PST by RandFan

Victims "clearly want action" and the time has passed for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs, the woman who led a seven-year inquiry into child sexual abuse has said.

Prof Alexis Jay told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that "people should get on with" implementing her recommendations and "locally people need to step up to the mark and do the things that have been recommended" .

"We've had enough of inquiries, consultations and discussions - especially for the victims and survivors who've had the courage to come forward," she said.

The Conservatives have called for a national inquiry into grooming gangs after the subject came under the spotlight, in part due to interventions on social media from Elon Musk.

The Labour government has rejected calls for a new national inquiry, saying it will implement the recommendations of the Jay Review.

Prof Jay said the row over calls for a new inquiry was "distracting from the issues" and she was "very unhappy with the politicisation of child sexual exploitation" done in a "very uninformed way".

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