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Bradford Council Demands Inclusion in £65M Grooming-Gang Inquiry

6/25/2026

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Bradford Council held an extraordinary meeting to ask that the grooming-gang inquiry include the district.
Chaired by Baroness Anne Longfield, the £65 million inquiry can compel witnesses and documents, will refer uncovered crimes to Operation Beaconport and begin hearings targeting government departments, police, Crown Prosecution Service, councils and the NHS.
Survivors such as Fiona Goddard and local leader Stephen Place praised the decision as a step toward accountability and justice.

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Story summary

Bradford Council held an extraordinary meeting to ask that the grooming-gang inquiry include the district.
Chaired by Baroness Anne Longfield, the £65 million inquiry can compel witnesses and documents, will refer uncovered crimes to Operation Beaconport and begin hearings targeting government departments, police, Crown Prosecution Service, councils and the NHS.
Survivors such as Fiona Goddard and local leader Stephen Place praised the decision as a step toward accountability and justice.