Has the government changed its mind on grooming gang inquiries?

Five local inquiries & a national 'rapid audit'

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UK to launch local grooming gang inquiries

Ministers will provide £5mn in funding for up to five investigations
Financial Times - 14h
Governments are changing in Serco’s key markets. So is its CEO

Mark Irwin announced retirement from UK contractor days before Trump’s inauguration
Financial Times - 1d
Minister rejects Burnham's call for grooming inquiry

The Conservatives and Reform UK are both demanding a fresh national investigation into the issue.
BBC News - 6d
MPs reject calls by Tories for national inquiry into UK grooming gangs

Government uses its Commons majority to dismiss Conservatives’ demand backed by Elon Musk
Financial Times - Jan. 8
MPs vote against Tory call for new grooming gangs inquiry

MPs rejected a Tory amendment calling for a grooming gang's inquiry by 253 votes.
BBC News - Jan. 8
Starmer and Badenoch clash over grooming inquiry

The online debate played out IRL
BBC News - Jan. 8
Grooming gangs scandal: what has the UK government done so far?

The 2022 Jay Review made 20 recommendations to crack down on sexual abuse yet almost none have been carried out
Financial Times - Jan. 7
New grooming gangs inquiry would delay action on child abuse, inquiry chair tells BBC

Victims want change now, Prof Alexis Jay says, and people need to "step up to the mark" and implement her recommendations.
BBC News - Jan. 7