Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has confirmed that five local inquiries into grooming gangs will proceed as planned, despite recent claims that the investigations had been scrapped or scaled back.
Cooper emphasized that the government remains committed to tackling child sexual exploitation and is expanding police investigations in affected areas. She also criticized what she described as 'party political misinformation' that has fueled public confusion over the status of the reviews. The inquiries were initially announced in January as part of a three-month rapid review into grooming gang activity in five towns.
Cooper suggested that more inquiries could follow depending on the findings.
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Home Secretary promises five grooming gang inquiries will go ahead as she slams 'misinformation'
Yvette Cooper has confirmed that five promised local inquiries into grooming gangs will still go ahead - and slammed "party political" misinformation around the government's action.
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