"Barnados said ethnicity was a factor, and they had previously stated that there was an "over-representation.""
Over-representation of what?

" Barnardo's chief executive Martin Narey said street grooming was "probably happening in most towns and cities" and was not confined to the Pakistani community.
"I certainly don't think this is a Pakistani thing. My staff would say that there is an over-representation of people from minority ethnic groups – Afghans, people from Arabic nations – but it's not just one nation.""
Jim Carroll