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<p>The independent review into historic child sexual exploitation in Rochdale identifies
widespread organised sexual exploitation of children involving multiple ‘grooming
gangs’. It also highlighted that many potential perpetrators were never investigated
or identified.</p><p>The report does not disaggregate known offending by individual
‘grooming gang’ nor by ethnicity or religion. However, there are references throughout
the report to perpetrators in these particular cases being predominantly ‘Asian’ or
British-Pakistani men.</p><p>The 2020 Home Office report on Group Based Child Sexual
Exploitation sets out the best evidence on ethnicity, age, offender networks, the
context in which these crimes are committed and implications for national and local
policy. As noted within the report, beyond specific high-profile cases such as in
Rochdale or Rotherham, the academic literature highlights significant limitations
to what can be said about links between ethnicity and group-based child sexual exploitation.</p>
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