"The then-home secretary Yvette Cooper drew attention to the subject in parliament, saying: "I do not believe that this kind of exploitation has been sufficiently investigated."
The BBC understands the issue of sexual and criminal exploitation by drug gangs in England and Wales will now be examined by the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs, established by the government in response to Baroness Casey's report."
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