'authorities were failing to collect data that would help identify paedophiles.'
Data needed for safeguarding is not collected. Again.
'none of the police forces or local authorities in the six areas they chose to look at "had an accurate understanding of networks sexually exploiting children in their area".
These failings are not limited to the places they chose to focus upon, the report makes clear. Inadequacies in performance apply to police across England and Wales.
Wherever the inquiry scratched the surface, they found unacceptable and widespread failures. '
'Prof Jay described abuse by grooming gangs as "a crime which involves the sexual abuse of children in the most degrading and destructive ways by multiple perpetrators".
She added: "There appeared to be a flawed assumption that child sexual exploitation was on the wane, however it has become even more of a hidden problem and increasingly underestimated."
The inquiry's recommendations include improvement to the advice and guidance given to police and local authorities, a tighter definition of the problem, and the collection of ethnicity data. '