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/CNW Telbec/ - In Canada, diversity is our strength. Thats why the Government of Canada is building on progress under its Anti-Racism Strategy by...

Delayed Home Office report dispels myths about sexual grooming Delayed Home Office report dispels myths about sexual grooming 25th Dec 2020 Photo: headlines exclusively focused on the  ethnicity and religion of child abuse offenders when they are of Asian and Muslim origin. Hamed Chapman The majority of child sexual abuse gangs are made up of white men under the age of 30, according to a delayed Home Office report about the ethnicity of offenders that dispels racist smears linking most groomin...

The Home Secretary has today published a paper on the characteristics of group-based child sexual exploitation offending making clear that more will be done by government, law enforcement and partners to better safeguard children and tackle perpetrators. The findings provide safeguarding partners with an overview of the current evidence in relation to group-based offending. The paper sets out the limited available evidence on the characteristics of offenders including how they operate, ethnicit...

Grooming gangs come from “diverse backgrounds”, a long-awaited review by the Home Office has concluded. Prompted by high-profile cases of sexual grooming in towns including Rochdale and Rotherham, the work was commissioned by former Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, to better understand the scale and nature of group-based child sexual exploitation, including the characteristics of offenders, victims and the context in which these crimes are committed.   The research was published on Tuesday (15...