58 h. ago The Greater Manchester borough criticised in grooming report that never had an inquiry

Independent officials have scrutinised how authorities dealt with abuse in three Greater Manchester boroughs - but one has been criticised by Ofsted in the latest review which never had its own inspection

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3 d. ago Greater Manchester police investigating over 1,000 grooming gang suspects

Inspectorate finds force has made ‘significant improvements’ in how it treats victims of sexual exploitationGreater Manchester police are investigating more than 1,000 grooming gang suspects, as a new report found the force was “trying to provide a better service to those who have experienced sexual exploitation”.The force has made “significant improvements” in how it investigates grooming gangs and other types of child sexual abuse offences, according to the report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago GMP whistleblower Maggie Oliver slams latest grooming report as 'smoke screen'

The reports conclude that the system in place now is demonstrably different and far stronger than it was when the failings happened

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3 d. ago Greater Manchester Police investigating 1,000 grooming gang suspects, watchdog says

Andy Burnham said ‘never again will any child here be labelled or dismissed’ after a report found significant improvements in the force’s response to grooming gangs

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3 d. ago Grooming gangs update LIVE as final Andy Burnham report is published

GMP has made 'significant improvements', but still face issues in fighting 'devastating' child sexual exploitation, the report finds

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8 d. ago Government urges Brits 'stop drinking one thing to save NHS £5bn a year'

Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Environment Secretary Steve Reed as they outline plans to make Britain healthier, boost British farming and slash hospital waiting times

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2 w. ago Labour's work to devise official definition of 'Islamophobia' should be suspended IMMEDIATELY as it risks worsening grooming gangs scandal, report warns

The Policy Exchange think-tank said the work of the Government's 'Anti-Muslim Hate/Islamophobia Definition Working Group', set up earlier this year, should be immediately suspended.

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2 w. ago New schemes to ease flow of veterinary medicines into Northern Ireland

The details were outlined in a policy paper published by Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn.

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2 w. ago Labour's lack of control over illegal immigration 'risks fuelling new grooming gang crisis' as report says non

Chris Philp said abuse of teenage girls was a 'border security issue' after a damning report said foreign nationals are involved in a 'significant proportion' of ongoing police investigations.

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2 w. ago Grooming gangs report author Baroness Casey ‘disappointed’ in Tories for ‘politicising’ scandal

Baroness Casey, the author of a report into grooming gangs, has said that she was “disappointed” that the Conservatives have “politicised” the findings of her audit.

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2 w. ago Badenoch ‘not doing politics’ on grooming gangs as report author urges ‘calm’

Baroness Louise Casey told the BBC she was ‘disappointed’ by the Opposition’s response to her review of the grooming gangs scandal.

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2 w. ago Grooming gangs report's disturbing reality highlighted by two word demand

Baroness Louise Casey, who led a harrowing review into sexual abuse of children by groups of men in England and Wales called for a 'national reset' in the way children are treated

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2 w. ago Ethnicity of people in grooming gangs was 'shied away from', Louise Casey report says

"The appalling lack of data on ethnicity in crime recording alone is a major failing over the last decade or more. Questions about ethnicity have been asked but dodged for years"

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2 w. ago Grooming gangs live: Baroness Casey to address parliamentary committee after inquiry announced

Watch live as Baroness Casey, author of a report into grooming gangs, gives an address to a British parliamentary committee on Tuesday (17 June).

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2 w. ago Asylum seekers and foreign nationals are behind 'significant proportion' of child sex grooming gang cases, Casey report warns

The long-awaited review by Whitehall troubleshooter Louise Casey was released yesterday after being commissioned at the start of the year.

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2 w. ago Grooming gangs report author says word ‘Pakistani’ was ‘tippexed out’ of a child’s file

Ignoring ethnicity of grooming gang perpetrators gives racists ‘more ammunition’, says Baroness Casey

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2 w. ago Grooming gang victims hope to finally get answers as bombshell report unearths failings

Yvette Cooper offered an 'unequivocal apology' to young girls who were preyed on by grooming gangs as she warned paedophiles have 'nowhere to hide' amid a fresh wave of investigations

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2 w. ago Grooming gangs report: 9 things you need to know from major failings to taxi loophole

In a chilling report, Baroness Louise Casey outlined an array of failings from victim blaming, ethnicity data and the lack of mandatory rape charges for vile paedophiles

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2 w. ago Greater Manchester Police issues statement after 'damning' grooming gangs report

'We still have a way to go'

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2 w. ago Children and teenage girls were blamed for crimes against them, ‘damning’ grooming gangs report finds

A ‘deeply disturbing’ report found organisations avoided race for fear of appearing racist or inflaming community tensions, Yvette Cooper said

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