Police to collect ethnicity data for all cases of child sexual abuse
by Pippa Crerar political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6Y0ZM)
Requirement made as review finds over-representation' of Asian men among grooming gang suspects
Yvette Cooper has condemned damning failures by the authorities to protect children from grooming gangs as she announced there would be a formal requirement on police for the first time to collect ethnicity and nationality data for all cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation.
The home secretary confirmed the government would accept all 12 recommendations of Louise Casey's rapid review, including setting up a statutory inquiry into institutional failures, marking a significant reversal after months of pressure on Labour to act.
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