The Home Secretary is set to address Parliament over the review, which prompted the Prime Minister to implement a full probe after months of resistance. Meanwhile, the Home Office has said that the National Crime Agency (NCA) will carry out a nationwide operation targeting people who have sexually exploited children. Earlier this year, the Government dismissed calls for a public inquiry, saying its focus was on putting in place the outstanding recommendations already made in a seven-year national inquiry by Professor Alexis Jay. Ms Cooper said that it was “unforgivable” that “not enough people” listened to victims in the past, but ministers “are changing that now”. Lynn Perry, chief executive of Barnardo’s, said: “Children and survivors of abuse have already been waiting many years for action, so it’s vital the Government doesn’t wait for the outcome of this new inquiry to implement recommendations from previous ones.
