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Further calls for government-led public inquiry into child abuse and grooming in Oldham voted down

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Further calls for a public inquiry led by the government into grooming and child sexual exploitation in Oldham have been voted down.

The Failsworth Independent Group (FIP) tabled a motion at full council on Wednesday night calling on the chief executive to write to government ministers requesting a ‘fully independent and broad ranging’ public inquiry ‘as soon as is ‘practically possible’.

It was the same wording the group put forward in a motion in July, which was approved after being amended by the Labour administration to remove the section about a public inquiry.

A town hall rule about not bringing back the same motion within six months was waived so it could be debated for a second time.

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