00:00This latest announcement confirms London will join Oldham in Greater Manchester in being the first areas to face so-called
00:09local investigations, where serious failures have been identified in the response to child sexual exploitation by grooming gangs.
00:19The inquiry said it will look in detail at what happened in a specific place, including how children were identified
00:26and protected, how organisations responded, how victims were treated and what needs to change.
00:33The decision reflects some of the most urgent and highest priority aspects of the inquiry's work, but does not mean
00:41that other places are less important or that they will not be considered.
00:46It added that decisions on investigations in other areas of the country are expected to be made in the coming
00:53months.
00:54Previously, London Mayor Sir Sadu Khan came under fire for suggesting there was no indication of rape gangs operating in
01:02the capital.
01:02He was accused of taking the mickey out of victims when he told the London Assembly that while the city
01:09has issues in relation to child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse, the cases were different from those in other
01:17parts of the country.
01:19When asked about the inquiry's decision while visiting a London primary school on Wednesday, he said it was really important
01:26no stone is left unturned.
01:28But when asked about the conspiracy to make the factors we go into.
01:29In
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