The Labour government has withdrawn its plan to conduct five local inquiries into grooming abuse gangs, opting instead to allocate the £5 million fund to “locally-led work” following feedback from local authorities.
This decision has sparked criticism from survivors and opposition members who argue that local inquiries lack the necessary authority to compel witness testimony and may not adequately address the systemic issues involved.
The government maintains that empowering local initiatives will provide more immediate and context-specific responses to child sexual exploitation.
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