As stated previously, our independent Rape Gang Inquiry received an official request for information and evidence from the Statutory Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs.
We have been fulfilling our legal obligations with the national inquiry - this is very sensitive, for obvious reasons.
I want to thank them for their willingness to work with us, and we are cooperating where appropriate.
With ongoing police investigations, we will ensure that everything is done responsibly and carefully so that no investigation is disrupted in any way.
The initial private prosecution process has started, working around those responsibilities and pending the finalisation of our full involvement with the national inquiry.
We are doing this carefully and properly, whilst fulfilling our legal obligations to the national inquiry and ensuring any private prosecutions have the best possible chance of success.