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flag Human error in handling cases led to dismissals of grooming gang referrals, per a UK-wide review.

flag Human error, including overlooked evidence and inadequate victim interviews, may have caused the dismissal of grooming gang cases, according to the National Crime Agency’s Operation Beaconport, a major review examining nearly 1,300 child sexual abuse referrals from 23 police forces since 2010. flag The operation, the UK’s most comprehensive effort of its kind, aims to improve case handling, standardize data collection—especially on ethnicity—and track dangerous offenders, though delays persist due to inconsistent practices and a lack of a unified definition for group-based abuse. flag While officials stress the importance of transparency and trauma-informed support for survivors, the full cost and timeline remain unknown.

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