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Inquiry progress update
28 May 2026 Last week, Baroness Anne Longfield CBE, Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs, appeared before the Home Affairs Select Committee alongside panellists Zoë Billingham CBE and Eleanor Kelly CBE. The session provided the Chair and Panel with the opportunity to update MPs about how the Inquiry is progressing, to set out
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Update on our work with victims and survivors
22 May 2026 We want to make sure victims and survivors of group-based child exploitation (CSE) are at the centre of this Inquiry. We’re currently developing two key documents to help ensure this: We are in the process of testing this directly with victims and survivors to make sure it is clear, realistic and works
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Inquiry goes before the Home Affairs Select Committee
The session on 19 May will focus on how the independent inquiry is being set up, its scope, and how it plans to carry out its work. MPs are expected to question the Chair and Panel on the inquiry’s approach, independence, and how it will engage with victims, communities and stakeholders.
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Home Secretary formally commences the Inquiry
The Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, made a written statement to Parliament formally commencing the Statutory Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs.
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Terms of Reference published and opening statement delivered
The Terms of Reference for the Statutory Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs were agreed with the Home Secretary and published on 31 March 2026.
