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| South Yorkshire police chief faces MP quiz over sex cases | South Yorkshire police chief faces MP quiz over sex cases |
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| The chief constable of South Yorkshire is to face MPs about the scale of alleged sexual abuse of young girls in the county. | The chief constable of South Yorkshire is to face MPs about the scale of alleged sexual abuse of young girls in the county. |
| It comes after The Times said confidential police reports referred to widespread abuse of girls by Asian men. | It comes after The Times said confidential police reports referred to widespread abuse of girls by Asian men. |
| Chief Constable David Crompton has been summoned to appear before the Commons Home Affairs select committee. | Chief Constable David Crompton has been summoned to appear before the Commons Home Affairs select committee. |
| Mr Crompton had already been due to face the committee to answer questions over the Hillsborough tragedy. | Mr Crompton had already been due to face the committee to answer questions over the Hillsborough tragedy. |
| Keith Vaz MP, chairman of the Home Affairs select committee, told BBC News he wanted answers to the newspaper's claims. | Keith Vaz MP, chairman of the Home Affairs select committee, told BBC News he wanted answers to the newspaper's claims. |
| 'Appropriate time' | 'Appropriate time' |
| He said: "The select committee has been conducting an inquiry into grooming for some time, since the first time these revelations were exposed in The Times. | He said: "The select committee has been conducting an inquiry into grooming for some time, since the first time these revelations were exposed in The Times. |
| "It would be appropriate for us to have [Mr Crompton] to deal with some of the points that have been raised. | "It would be appropriate for us to have [Mr Crompton] to deal with some of the points that have been raised. |
| "I had asked David Crompton to come in and talk about the aftermath of Hillsborough and what his force is doing about it. | "I had asked David Crompton to come in and talk about the aftermath of Hillsborough and what his force is doing about it. |
| "Therefore it is appropriate following these revelations that he should also tell us what South Yorkshire police is doing and what appears to be a decision by agencies not to work together to try and uncover this criminality." | "Therefore it is appropriate following these revelations that he should also tell us what South Yorkshire police is doing and what appears to be a decision by agencies not to work together to try and uncover this criminality." |
| Force denial | |
| South Yorkshire Police has emphatically denied withholding information about the scale of sexual exploitation of girls by gangs of men in South Yorkshire. | |
| In an earlier statement the force said: "South Yorkshire Police is recognised as leading the way on what is now being recognised nationally as a problem and to suggest that the force and its partners are deliberately withholding information on the issue is a gross distortion and unfair on the teams of dedicated specialists working to tackle the problem." | |
| It said the force was "working with local authorities, social services and NHS on several live investigations, two of which are large and likely to lead to more prosecutions; we will act when we have the evidence". | |
| The statement added that The Times was "wrong to suggest a lack of commitment is shown towards the problem as our record shows". |