I rarely talk about UK issues but feel like it needs to be said

In a landmark national audit on grooming gangs, Baroness Louise Casey found that the ethnicity of perpetrators is not recorded for two-thirds of cases.

Authorities historically avoided documenting these details due to flawed data collection methods and the fear of being labeled racist, resulting in an institutional failure to protect victims.

Key findings and methodologies regarding ethnicity reporting include:

Massive Data Gaps:

Ethnicity is absent from national records for the majority of offenders. In areas where data is recorded, it frequently relies on broad classifications or police observations rather than self-defined identity.

Disproportionate Local Trends:

Where thorough self-defined and police-recorded ethnicity data was scrutinized (such as in Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire), the audit found a disproportionate number of suspects and offenders from Asian backgrounds.

Previous Flawed Studies:

Prior to the Casey Audit, organizations relied on restricted or inconsistent datasets, such as a 2020 Home Office study. These older, highly criticized records often used conflicting methodologies, with some datasets finding offenders to be predominantly white and others pointing to a higher representation of Black and Asian offenders relative to their national demographic.

Avoidance of Scrutiny:

Baroness Casey’s report concluded that the authorities' refusal to investigate the intersection of ethnicity, culture, and systemic abuse was driven by "blindness, ignorance, prejudice, and a reluctance to confront uncomfortable truths," which allowed many criminals to evade justice.

To address these failings, the UK government has launched a full statutory national inquiry to examine the role of ethnicity and culture, while the National Crime Agency investigates past safeguarding failures