Written Question·Home Office·UIN 126880

Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore BritainGreat Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the risk that relevant records may have been destroyed before formal retention notices were issued; and what steps she has taken to ensure no loss of material occurs.

Answer

Jess Phillips
Baroness Casey made clear in her audit into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse that local authorities, police forces and other relevant agencies should be required not to destroy any relevant records. Once the government responded to Baroness...

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