'Finally!': Oldham to demand public inquiry into 'scourge' that has ‘hung over borough for far too long’
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukOldham Council will demand a statutory public inquiry into ‘the scourge of child sexual exploitation both historic and current’, following an extraordinary meeting of the authority.
A judge-backed review would give the council more power to demand evidence from governmental institutions than what has been described as a ‘Telford-style’ local inquiry currently planned for the borough.
The decision comes just three months after a previous request for a government-led review was rejected by the home secretary, sparking a major public backlash.
Councillors unanimously voted for the inquiry at an extraordinary meeting, called by Oldham’s Conservative Group tonight (February 12).
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