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- The national inquiry into grooming gangs began on March 31, 2026, led by Baroness Anne Longfield, with a £65 million budget and findings over three years.
- Critics, including MP Robbie Moore, condemned Baroness Ayesha Hazarika's Times Radio remarks as disrespectful to victims.
- Marilyn Hawes, chief executive of Freedom from Abuse, called the exchange “hideous.”
- Freedom of Abuse, a community interest company, aims to address sexual and domestic abuse.
