Local investigations are due to be carried out in Birmingham and Wales as part of the statutory inquiry into child sexual abuse, which has been described as the grooming gangs inquiry.
The two areas have been identified as the next locations for the inquiry’s work. The investigations will examine issues connected to child sexual abuse at a local level, although no further details about their scope, timetable or specific locations have been provided.
The inquiry is statutory, meaning its local investigations form part of a formal national process. Birmingham and Wales will now join the areas covered by the inquiry as it continues its examination of child sexual abuse.
The latest information does not set out when the investigations will begin or whether any findings have yet been reached. Further details are expected as the inquiry’s work progresses.
