"The report highlights flaws in data collection, stating it is impossible to assess the scale of group-based child sexual exploitation due to under-reporting and inconsistent definitions."
"The ethnicity of child sexual exploitation suspects is inadequately recorded, hindering national conclusions, with the report specifically noting a lack of data in two-thirds of cases."
"Evidence from police in Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire indicates a disproportionate representation of men from Asian backgrounds among suspects."
"Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has accepted the report's call for a national inquiry into child sexual exploitation, despite previous resistance to such an investigation."
A report highlights deficiencies in data collection regarding child sexual exploitation, revealing that only 700 offences were recorded in 2023, which underrepresents the issue due to under-reporting and vague definitions. A major criticism is the lack of ethnic background data, which is missing in two-thirds of cases, complicating national analysis. Evidence from specific regions indicates a disproportionate number of Asian men among suspects. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has supported calls for a full national inquiry, reversing previous views against it, which aligns with the report's urgent recommendations for improved data collection.
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