"The issue of grooming gangs in the UK has been a political hot potato for years, with particular sensitivities around ethnicity and race. Despite a number of local reviews and the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse - IICSA - it's widely accepted that no one has got to grips with the specific issue of grooming gangs. So when Baroness Louise Casey recommended a national inquiry she said she wanted it to be a different kind to past proceedings."
"Not an overarching judge-led process, but instead a series of local investigations, directed and overseen by a national commission with statutory powers. Why then, do the wheels seem to be coming off before things have got going? First of all, there's the issue of the inquiry's scope. The four survivors who've resigned from the consultation panel have all said they're concerned that its remit will be too wide. They're worried that it will extend beyond grooming gangs to examine other forms of child sexual abuse and exploitation."
A national inquiry into grooming gangs was proposed to use local investigations overseen by a national commission with statutory powers. Survivors on the consultation panel have resigned, citing concerns that the inquiry's remit may be too wide and could extend beyond grooming gangs to other forms of sexual abuse and exploitation. The government has publicly rejected claims of dilution and pledged the inquiry will examine offender ethnicity and religion while maintaining its scope. Political figures have publicly defended the inquiry, and survivors have protested being publicly contradicted by ministers.
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