The article discusses Baroness Louise Casey's scathing report on the inadequacies in the collection of ethnicity data pertaining to grooming gangs that abused children. She emphasized the incomplete and unreliable data, labeling this failure a public irresponsibility. In response, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced measures for mandatory data collection on offenders' nationality and ethnicity, while also acknowledging the lack of justice for victims. Casey criticized the Conservative party's response to her findings, reflecting broader systemic issues in addressing child abuse.
The failure of officials to collect ethnicity data on grooming gangs which abused children has been a bloody disaster, said Baroness Casey.
Statistics had been half collected, she told members of the Commons Home Affairs committee, adding: That's a bloody disaster, frankly.
Home secretary Yvette Cooper said there had been too little justice for victims as she announced a string of measures, including mandatory collection of data.
Baroness Louise Casey expressed disappointment at the Conservative party’s response to her review, suggesting inadequate action was taken in light of the scandal.
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