so that could be county lines children being groomed to sell drugs through the county lines model. so they don t know how many of the children they have recorded as being exploited in some way are actually being sexually exploited. they don t know the ethnicity of the people that might be exploiting them. the inquiry says data about ethnicity isn t collected and should be. would it have led police quicker to this gang in rochdale? the former police officer who blew the whistle on that investigation says maybe. whether it sjimmy savile, whether it s a priest in the catholic church, i don t care. if it s a pakistani man in a community that has got an organised network that are preying on young children, we have to face up to that. police forces say they re not complacent, they re getting more data. 0rganised child abuse is now a police priority in line with terrorism. but this report was harder hitting than some had expected.
they don t know the scale of it, because theyjust record exploitation in the generic sense. so that could be county lines children being groomed to sell drugs through the county lines model. so they don t know how many of the children they have recorded as being exploited in some way are actually being sexually exploited. they don t know the ethnicity of the people that might be exploiting them. the inquiry says data about ethnicity isn t collected and should be. would it have led police quicker to this gang in rochdale? the former police officer who blew the whistle on that investigation says maybe. whether it sjimmy savile, whether it s a priest in the catholic church, i don t care. if it s a pakistani man in a community that has got an organised network that are preying on young children, we have to face up to that. police forces say they re not complacent, they re getting more data. organised child abuse is now a police priority in line with terrorism. but this report was harder
be exploiting them. the inquiry says data about ethnicity isn t collected, and should be. would it have led police quicker to this gang in rochdale? the former police officer who blew the whistle on that investigation says maybe. whether it sjimmy savile, whether it s a priest in the catholic church, i don t care. if it s a pakistani man in a community that has got an organised network that are preying on young children, we have to face up to that. police forces say they re not complacent, they re getting more data. organised child abuse is now a police priority in line with terrorism. but this report was harder hitting than some had expected. its core demand remains that the victims, the children, come first. tom symonds, bbc news, manchester. details of organisations offering information and support with child sexual abuse are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call free at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077.