Child sexual abuse inquiry chair Alexis Jay urged the government to take action.

Professor Alexis Jay, the former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse, called for “full implementation” of the reforms set out in her 2022 report, which calls for “local “Was warned of abuse.

A campaign group led by Professor Jay, called Act on IICSA, said ministers should commit to a “clear timeline” for adopting recommendations made by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). The government says it supports the changes.

The group warned against “politicizing” sexual violence and pushed back against “misinformation”.

Professor Jay also distanced himself from calls by the Conservatives and Reform UK for a new inquiry into grooming gangs.

The IICSA national inquiry was established in 2015 and has carried out 15 investigations, including into grooming gangs and abuse in school and church settings.

Professor Jay had previously led one. A historical local inquiry into widespread abuse in RotherhamWhere an estimated 1,400 children were exploited between 1997 and 2013, mostly men of Pakistani heritage.

IICSA Finals Report was published in 2022 and set out 20 recommendations that it said were necessary to reduce child suffering.

These include establishing a national child protection authority, enforcing stricter controls on who can work with vulnerable children, legislating for tech firms to crack down on abusive content online and Making failure to report abuse a criminal offence.

In a statement released on Sunday, Act on IICSA said: “Politicizing the issue of sexual violence fails to recognize its lifelong impact and impedes the implementation of necessary and urgent reforms to our systems.”

Prof Jay said: “Our mission is not to call for new inquiries but to advocate full implementation of the IICSA recommendations.”

She has said before that she was. “Disappointed” at lack of progress by previous Conservative government in adopting the recommendations, and described its response as “weak”, which the Home Office disputed at the time.

On Sunday, Act on IICSA also said that recent media coverage of child sexual abuse has “highlighted a disturbing trend of misinformation that undermines the true scale of the crisis and the critical need for reform”.

Speaking with Laura Queensberg on Sunday, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the government was prioritizing “continuing” implementation of the recommendations.

Prof Jay’s comments came after the Tory leader Kemi Badenoch called for a national public inquiry. Thursday in Britain’s “rape gang scandal,” which reform leader Nigel Farage also supports.

The issue of grooming gangs was thrust back into the spotlight after Home Office minister Jess Phillips rejected Oldham Council’s request for a government-led inquiry into the town’s history of child sexual abuse, local level. But in favor of investigation.

The decision was criticized by senior Tory and Reform figures. Billionaire Elon Musk also fueled outrage online. on the initiative in a series of posts on social media.