Home Office
11 reports indexed, newest first.
July 2026
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UK to change law to allow deportation of Rochdale gang leader
The government said it would change the law to enable deportation of Shabir Ahmed after Pakistan refused to accept him.
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Burnham presses for deportation of Rochdale ringleader on release
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said nothing was off the table as concern grew over the release from prison of convicted Rochdale ringleader Shabir Ahmed, who could not be deported.
March 2026
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Final terms of reference published for national grooming gangs inquiry
The home secretary accepted Baroness Longfield's changes to the inquiry's remit, including attention to ethnicity and culture and coverage back to 1996, with statutory powers from 13 April 2026.
December 2025
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Baroness Longfield named chair of national grooming gangs inquiry
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood appointed former children's commissioner Anne Longfield to lead a three-year, £65m national inquiry and published draft terms of reference.
October 2025
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Second candidate to chair national grooming gangs inquiry withdraws
Former police officer Jim Gamble withdrew from consideration to chair the national inquiry after Annie Hudson did the same, as several survivors quit the inquiry's liaison panel.
June 2025
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Casey audit finds flawed data used to dismiss concerns about grooming gangs
Baroness Casey's national audit found authorities shied away from examining offenders' ethnicity and relied on poor data; the government accepted all of her recommendations.
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Prime minister announces national inquiry into grooming gangs
Keir Starmer said a national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs would be set up, reversing his earlier position, ahead of publication of the Casey audit.
January 2025
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UK government announces local inquiries and national audit on grooming gangs
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced a rapid national audit led by Baroness Casey and funding for local inquiries, after weeks of political pressure over grooming gangs.
December 2020
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Home Office publishes long-delayed review of grooming gang characteristics
The Home Office released its review of group-based child sexual exploitation after pressure to publish, concluding offenders came from diverse backgrounds and data were poor.
February 2017
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Rochdale grooming gang members lose bid to avoid deportation
A tribunal ruled that four members of the Rochdale gang could be stripped of British citizenship and face deportation to Pakistan.
January 2011
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Times investigation exposes pattern of on-street grooming across northern England
Andrew Norfolk's investigation for The Times identified a pattern of organised grooming of girls in towns across the Midlands and north of England and accused agencies of failing to act.