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Evening Standard
Politics
Matt Watts

Grooming gang inquiry may not begin until 2026 as search for chair 'could take months'

The national grooming gangs inquiry may not begin until next year as the Government faces it could take “months” to find a chair.

There are no candidates left in the running after former police officer Jim Gamble and Annie Hudson, a former director of children’s services for Lambeth, both withdrew.

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