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Prof. Alexis Jay to chair grooming gang review

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth has announced that the Scottish Government has commissioned a national review of evidence on the operation of grooming gangs in Scotland - to be led by Professor Alexis Jay, who chaired the UK Government's Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Professor Jay had recently expressed concerns that there is no "accurate picture of the nature and extent" of such abuse in Scotland, Ms Gilruth noted, and she has now "accepted the role of the independent chair for the National Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation strategic group". The group, she added, will include representation from the Care Inspectorate, His Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, His Majesty's Constabulary, and Health Improvement Scotland.

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