Former chair of child abuse inquiry says another one would only delay action

Prof Alexis Jay said victims and survivors want action taken locally and nationally on the reviews that have already been carried out. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian

There should be no more inquiries into grooming gangs because it would further delay action by government, the former chair of an inquiry into child sexual abuse in England and Wales has said.

Prof Alexis Jay said there had already been a delay of more than two years in implementing her independent inquiry into child sexual abuse report and that “the time has passed for more inquiries”.