UK launches rapid review of grooming gangs, funding four new inquiries and a £10M audit.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced a rapid three-month review into grooming gangs, led by Baroness Casey, with four new inquiries funded by the government. The inquiries, advised by Tom Crowther KC, will not have the power to summon witnesses. Cooper also plans to ask police forces to reopen cold cases related to child sexual exploitation. A £10 million national audit will assess the scale and nature of gang-based exploitation, focusing on cultural drivers and ethnicity. This approach aims to provide local support rather than a national inquiry, despite calls for a broader investigation.

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