Foreign Office denies minister’s claim the Chagos Islands deal has been paused – as it happened Minister told MPs the deal had been been paused, but that was immediately denied by the Foreign Office The Guardian - UK · Feb 25
Scottish Government orders grooming gangs inquiry headed by expert Alexis Jay Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said the inquiry will have the ‘fullest investigatory powers’. Evening Standard · Feb 25
Constance stays as Scottish Justice Secretary, despite ministerial code breaches Angela Constance faced calls to quit after independent advisers found she inadvertently breached the ministerial code. Evening Standard · Jan 6
Constance ‘inadvertently’ breached rules twice, probe finds The investigation recommended a ‘reprove’ for Angela Constance and urged her to make a statement to Holyrood. Evening Standard · Jan 6
Constance to make statement after probe into possible code breach concludes Independent advisers to Scotland’s First Minister have now concluded an investigation into whether Angela Constance breached the ministerial code. Evening Standard · Jan 6
Constance faces ministerial code investigation in grooming gangs comments row The Justice Secretary has been accused of misrepresenting the views of expert Professor Alexis Jay in Holyrood. Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2025
Swinney ‘content’ Justice Secretary did not breach ministerial code Angela Constance has been accused of misrepresenting comments made by grooming gangs expert Professor Alexis Jay in Holyrood. Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025
Constance made ‘personal and direct apology’ to grooming gangs expert The Scottish Justice Secretary phoned Professor Alexis Jay after being accused of misrepresenting her in a Holyrood debate in September. Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025
Constance survives no confidence vote, but faces calls for investigation Labour is demanding independent investigators look at whether Scottish Justice Secretary Angela Constance breached the ministerial code. The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025
Scottish Justice Secretary survives vote of no confidence at Holyrood The Tories had brought a motion of no confidence in Angela Constance amid claims she misrepresented a grooming gangs expert and misled Holyrood. Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025
Sarwar appeals to SNP and Green MSPs ahead of no confidence vote in Constance Scottish Justice Secretary Angela Constance is facing a vote of no confidence, which is expected to take place on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025
The child abuse inquiry was meant to move the dial. Three years on, nothing has changed As the row surrounding the future Grooming Gang Inquiry deepens, Bryony Gooch reflects on the third anniversary of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, as those who were involved warn key recommendations still haven’t been implemented The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025
The UK’s 15-year-scandal no government has gripped: grooming gangs explained Stretching back to 2012, the government investigation into grooming gangs has a controversial history The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2025
Why is there a national inquiry into grooming gangs and how is it going? Survivors of grooming gangs said a previous inquiry did not go far enough but there are tensions over new one The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2025
Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025 ‘Frustrated’: Inquiry chair criticises delay in child sex abuse reforms The inquiry handed down 20 recommendations in October 2022 after a seven-year investigation.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025 Five survivors of Rotherham grooming gangs say they were also raped by police officers Three former South Yorkshire police officers arrested in investigation into claims by the women, as young as 12 at the time
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2025 Orgreave miners prioritised over grooming gang victims, Tories claim Shadow policing minister Matt Vickers told the Commons that the unions ‘should not determine the pecking order of justice’.
The Conversation · Jun 18, 2025 Another public inquiry into institutional abuses – why they so often fail to deliver justice for victims Public inquiries have become the standard political response to scandals and public crises, including allegations of institutional abuses.
Euronews · Jun 18, 2025 Police in England and Wales to collect ethnicity data in child sexual abuse cases The announcement follows a series of recommendations by Baroness Casey made in her audit on 'grooming gangs', which found that Asian men were overrepresented in three local areas – but more data was needed to gain a national picture.
The Conversation · Jun 17, 2025 How to make sure the new grooming gangs inquiry is the last Louise Casey’s recent report on grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation in the UK lays bare institutional failings. It highlights that, at present, victims cannot rely upon the criminal justice system – and that it has badly let them down in the past.
Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025 Welsh Government pledges full co-operation with grooming gangs inquiry Eluned Morgan said she welcomed the decision by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to hold a statutory inquiry into child abuse across England and Wales.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 17, 2025 Scottish Tories join Labour MP in call for Scottish grooming gangs inquiry THE Scottish Conservatives have called for an inquiry into grooming gangs to be extended to Scotland.
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025 What is the new grooming gangs inquiry going to do after the Casey report? A full statutory inquiry into UK grooming gangs will soon begin work
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025 Children and teenage girls were blamed for crimes against them, ‘damning’ grooming gangs report finds A ‘deeply disturbing’ report found organisations avoided race for fear of appearing racist or inflaming community tensions, Yvette Cooper said
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2025 Grooming gangs review to be unveiled as PM’s inquiry plan gets mixed reaction The Home Secretary is set to address Parliament over the review as the Prime Minister has committed to a national inquiry.