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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Aine Fox

Local reviews into grooming will get answers and bring change, says Cooper

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper addresses the House of Commons on child abuse and grooming (House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA) - (PA Wire)

An audit looking into the current scale and nature of “gang-based exploitation” across the country has been announced, as well as local reviews into grooming in some areas.

The Home Secretary, following weeks of pressure including from billionaire X-owner Elon Musk for a national inquiry into grooming, said local reviews would provide more answers and change than a nationwide probe.

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