Government on child sex abuse and rape gangs - new authority set up, gang enquiries dropped.

A repeated factor with these gangs is the use of taxis. Who issues taxi licences?

Local councils? We already know that individuals running those gangs are on the local councils.

And it will not decrease societal tensions: will just again feel some are more equal than others

I am in complete agreement with Trevor Phillips. Labour's position is shameful.

I think there is a real unwillingness to look too closely at this issue. The previous inquiry did not examine one of the most important elements of this, which is the fact that most of the perpetrators came from a specific culture and targeted a different, specific group of girls. This is hugely important because it’s probably still happening in cities in the UK and it won’t stop happening until it is understood and tackled properly.

It’s hard to imagine a similar lack of robust action in other circumstances. Imagine there were reports that all over the UK, a particular group of men (say, chicken factory workers) were selecting young, vulnerable Nigerian girls and were complicit with grooming, rape and even murder. Imagine the girls were targeted because of their race, were racially abused and were passed between men in the factory. Imagine if in some cases, the factory management were aware and even involved. Imagine if the regulatory bodies overseeing the factories knew and turned a blind eye. There would be inquiries, sackings, factories would be shut down. People wouldn’t hesitate.

No one wants to say ‘we think this particular element of culture in this particular group of Pakistani men should be condemned and all possible measures taken to stop it’. It’s odd because when communities are doing things to their own girls (FGM, forced marriage, child marriage) we have no problem acting. Why is this different?

A national enquiry has already taken place - and recommendations made that have not been implemented for years

More recent calls for another national enquiry have been rejected on the basis that such an enquiry requires any changes to be stopped. The current government has begun the push to implement recomendations from the existing national enquiry

It’s disgraceful, there is no way local authorities can investigate themselves. A national enquiry will look at patterns and systemic failures.

I agree that Baroness Casey is just a useful peer to be wheeled out when the government wants a plausible whitewash. It is very disappointing.

Now for abusive fathers to be subjected to more thorough SS investigations when a disclosure is made by a child!! Surely this is a FAR bigger and more widespread problem, institutionalised by a misogynistic legal system

The government hasnt the money to deliver a suitable enquiry.

And, lets face it, no-one in the government is going to stand up for white working class girls against the Muslim vote in those constituencies. If they had the money, they wouldnt want to look too closely.

(From Hansard)

In a growing number of recorded cases, the perpetrators themselves are under 18.

Not saying the Labour is right, but I dont think Labour every promised gang enquiries. In fact voted down a Tory motion for this in HoC in January. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyvy4q82l9o

So the rather shouty GB news headline is about not accepting a Tory ammendment.

Although relying on any review that Baroness Casey heads as providing a solution to anything is pointless. In fact once any Government appoints her, you can be sure they dont want to have to do anything, and she will produce pages of verbage and no insight.

I would support local enquiries, but the idea that local councils who are usually part of the problem (and are under funded) could achieve what no one else has been able to do is (although not really funny) laughable.

I suspect that the GB news slant will be about promoting this https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5303904-5303904-mp-with-credible-claim-of-harassment-against-him-wants-to-set-up-his-own-public-inquiry-into-rape-gangs