The Scottish Government is expected to announce a review into the handling of complaints against grooming gangs.

The review will be led by an independent expert and will inform any future decisions on whether a judge-led inquiry is necessary.

Professor Alexis Jay, who chaired the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in England and Wales and has ongoing work on Scotland’s national child sexual abuse and exploitation strategic group, will lead the review.

The announcement is expected to be made during a Scottish Labour Party debate at Holyrood on Wednesday afternoon.

The party welcomed reports that the Scottish Government will order an independent national review into grooming gangs in Scotland, but said it must now be carried out with “the urgency and care needed”.

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