4 d. ago Andy Burnham issues statement on his grooming gang review after he's forced to miss press conference

The reports found that Greater Manchester Police has made 'significant improvements', but still faces some issues in tackling child sexual exploitation

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2 w. ago Kemi Badenoch insists she is ‘not doing politics’ on grooming gangs after Baroness Casey criticism

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 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 Louise Casey to appear before MPs after major review of child grooming failures

Baroness Casey’s review into the grooming gangs scandal was published on Monday, and criticised the lack of data on the ethnicity of offenders.

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3 w. ago Victims at front of my mind while carrying out grooming gangs review: Casey

Victims told her they are unable to live the lives they wanted and continued to see their abusers walk free.

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3 w. ago Police to collect ethnicity data for all cases of child sexual abuse

Requirement made as review finds ‘over-representation’ of Asian men among grooming gang suspectsYvette Cooper has condemned damning failures by the authorities to protect children from grooming gangs as she announced there would be a formal requirement on police for the first time to collect ethnicity and nationality data for all cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation.The home secretary confirmed the government would accept all 12 recommendations of Louise Casey’s rapid review, including setting up a statutory inquiry into institutional failures, marking a significant reversal after months of pressure on Labour to act. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago What is the new grooming gangs inquiry going to do after the Casey report?

A full statutory inquiry into UK grooming gangs will soon begin work

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3 w. ago Grooming gangs scandal: Damning key findings from the Casey review

The Government has now ordered a new national inquiry into grooming gangs after the shocking findings

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3 w. ago Authorities were in denial over Asian grooming gangs for fear of appearing racist, damning report finds as Yvette Coper apologises to victims... and FINALLY orders national inquiry

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said that those who had suffered 'despicable crimes' had been 'let down' by the authorities.

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3 w. ago Grooming gang review finds ‘overrepresentation’ of Asian male suspects – Cooper

The Home Secretary said ‘we cannot shy away’ from findings which let the criminality of a minority of men to be used to marginalise whole communities.

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3 w. ago Grooming gangs inquiry LIVE as 'damning' review to be published

The Home Secretary will make an announcement this afternoon

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3 w. ago Grooming gangs review to be unveiled as PM’s inquiry plan gets mixed reaction

The Home Secretary is set to address Parliament over the review as the Prime Minister has committed to a national inquiry.

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3 w. ago Grooming gangs: 'No hiding' for police, councils and social services who failed 100s of young girls, says No10

Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new inquiry into the scandal after a U-turn

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3 w. ago Grooming gangs: Nationwide police operation announced as Baroness Casey’s review findings to be published

Earlier this year, the Government dismissed calls for a public inquiry

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3 w. ago Grooming gangs: Baroness Casey’s review findings to be published after Keir Starmer U

Earlier this year, the Government dismissed calls for a public inquiry.

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