Police in England and Wales to collect ethnicity data in child sexual abuse cases

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Police in England and Wales to collect ethnicity data in child sexual abuse cases  The announcement follows a series of recommendations by Baroness Casey made in her audit on 'grooming gangs', which found that Asian men were overrepresented in three local areas – but more data was needed to gain a national picture.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/18/police-in-england-and-wales-to-collect-ethnicity-data-in-child-sexual-abuse-cases  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Police in England and Wales will now be required to record ethnicity and nationality in child

00:07sexual abuse cases, following a review into so-called grooming gangs that found the issue

00:13had long been avoided.

00:15Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced the policy after accepting all 12 recommendations

00:21from Baroness Louise Casey's audit on group-based child sexual abuse.

00:26Casey's report found evidence in the local policing areas of Greater Manchester, West

00:33and South Yorkshire of a disproportionate number of Asian men among the suspects in such cases.

00:41The issue resurfaced in January after Elon Musk criticised the UK government's handling of

00:48past child exploitation cases, following reports that Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips had

00:54rejected calls for a national inquiry.

00:59The government has now agreed to launch one under pressure, despite warnings that victims

01:04want action, not more reviews.

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