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    Britain to back new local inquiries into child sexual abuse

    Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®

    Posted on January 16, 2025

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    Last updated: January 27, 2026

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    Quick Summary

    The UK government backs new local inquiries into child sexual abuse, responding to criticism and aiming to implement 2022 national inquiry recommendations.

    UK Government Backs New Local Inquiries into Child Abuse

    LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will provide backing for local inquiries into child sexual abuse across the country, it said on Thursday after a decades-old grooming gangs scandal returned to the spotlight following criticism from billionaire Elon Musk.

    The scandal involved organised groups in English towns and cities raping and sexually exploiting vulnerable young girls, prompting a number of local investigations and a broader nationwide public inquiry into child sexual abuse.

    Britain's interior minister Yvette Cooper said the government would set out a timetable to implement the recommendations of a national inquiry published in 2022 but also go further and back new local investigations.

    "Despite all those national inquiries reports and hundreds of recommendations, far too little action has been taken and, shamefully, little progress has been made," Cooper told parliament.

    She stopped short of announcing a new national public inquiry into the scandal, in which the perpetrators have predominantly been of Pakistani heritage. Musk and Britain's opposition Conservative Party, which was in power from 2010-2024 had called for a national inquiry.

    Musk, a close ally of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, has also accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer of failing to tackle the scandal when he was the country's chief prosecutor, saying he was "complicit in the rape of Britain".

    Starmer has strongly defended his record as chief prosecutor, saying he had overcome resistance to tackling the scandal by reopening cases.

    (Reporting by Catarina Demony and Sachin Ravikumar; editing by William James)

    Key Takeaways

    • •The UK government supports new local inquiries into child sexual abuse.
    • •A national inquiry's recommendations from 2022 will be implemented.
    • •Elon Musk criticized the UK government over the grooming gangs scandal.
    • •Yvette Cooper emphasized the lack of progress in addressing the issue.
    • •Keir Starmer defended his record as former chief prosecutor.

    Frequently Asked Questions about Britain to back new local inquiries into child sexual abuse

    1What is the main topic?

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    2Why is Elon Musk involved?

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    3What actions will the UK government take?

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