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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent

Greater Manchester police investigating over 1,000 grooming gang suspects

Stephen Watson, the chief constable of Greater Manchester police.
Stephen Watson, the chief constable of Greater Manchester police, pledged to pursue grooming gangs ‘relentlessly’. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Greater Manchester police are investigating more than 1,000 grooming gang suspects, as a new report found the force was “trying to provide a better service to those who have experienced sexual exploitation”.

The force has made “significant improvements” in how it investigates grooming gangs and other types of child sexual abuse offences, according to the report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.

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