Oral Question·Home Office
“What recent progress she has made on establishing a national inquiry into grooming gangs.”
Tabled: 9 September 2025Answered: 15 September 2025
Asked by
John Cooper
Conservative — Dumfries and Galloway
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones)
The process of selecting a respected and independent chair for the national inquiry into group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse is under way. A dedicated victims and survivors panel is supporting the process. The inquiry’s terms of reference will of course follow, shaped by a public consultation. The inquiry will be trauma-informed and time-limited, as recommended by Baroness Casey, ensuring accountability, truth and change.