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Scottish Government Launches Statutory Inquiry into Grooming Gang Child Sexual Abuse
The inquiry, chaired by expert Alexis Jay, aims to uncover past and present child exploitation cases and ensure stronger protections, with full investigatory powers granted.
- The Scottish Government has announced plans to establish a statutory inquiry into group-based child sexual abuse and a 'Truth Project' to allow victims and survivors to share their stories.
- The inquiry, to be chaired by Prof Alexis Jay who has 'unrivalled experience' in such inquiries, will focus specifically on group-based child abuse and exploitation, complementing the broader Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry established in 2015.
- While welcoming the inquiry, opposition parties criticized the Scottish National Party government for delays and accused a former minister of lying to Parliament to block efforts to secure such an inquiry.
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Scottish Government orders grooming gangs inquiry headed by expert Alexis Jay
Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said the inquiry will have the ‘fullest investigatory powers’.
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Scottish Government to Order Public Inquiry into Rape Gangs Scandal
Scottish Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth will announce the statutory inquiry in Holyrood today. Professor Alexis Jay has been overseeing a national review of the evidence in Scotland over the last few months to determine whether an additional inquiry is needed and of what kind. There is now enough information that has come to light to…
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