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General enquiries
For general enquiries about the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs, please email contactus@grooming-gangs.independent-inquiry.uk
Sending unsolicited evidence and whistleblowing
The Inquiry welcomes the proactive provision of information from professionals about organisational practice in their area, whether positive or negative, in relation to the prevention of group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse by grooming gangs. If you would like to provide information to the Inquiry, please email: contactus@grooming-gangs.independent-inquiry.uk.
The Inquiry has published a Protocol on Restriction Orders, which explains how information provided to the Inquiry may, where appropriate, be protected from further disclosure or publication. The Protocol also explains how individuals may apply to give evidence anonymously, subject to the protections, requirements and procedures set out in the Protocol and the Inquiries Act 2005. Applications for restrictions or anonymity will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
If you are intending to provide information about an organisation that you currently or formerly worked for, you may first wish to seek independent legal advice. The Inquiry cannot provide legal advice and is not a whistleblowing organisation or a ‘prescribed person’ under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. The Inquiry is therefore also unable to advise on whether any disclosure would constitute a protected disclosure under that Act. A list of bodies to which you can make a protected disclosure is available on the GOV.UK website.
Professionals who wish to proactively share information with the Inquiry should also note the Inquiry’s safeguarding statement.
For further information about whistleblowing, protected disclosures and reporting concerns to prescribed persons, please see:
Press and media enquiries
For press and media enquiries, please email PressEnquiries@grooming-gangs.independent-inquiry.uk
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Legal enquiries
For legal enquiries, including questions about requests issued by the Inquiry (such as Rule 9 requests), please email Solicitor@grooming-gangs.independent-inquiry.uk
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Submitting evidence and information
We will publish details of how to submit evidence securely and confidentially in due course. We will update this page when that process is open.
Safeguarding support
Your safety and wellbeing matter to us.
We will respond to any concerns with care, and sensitivity. In rare situations where someone may be at serious risk of harm, we may need to share information with others who can help. Wherever possible, this would be done with your knowledge and agreement, and with your safety in mind.
If you are a victim or survivor, or a concerned family member or friend, please visit our Support Services page for information about specialist organisations that can help you.