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£65 M Grooming-Gang Inquiry Launches in Four English Cities

6/25/2026

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London, Oldham, Bradford and Keighley will be sites for the grooming-gangs inquiry.
Baroness Anne Longfield will lead the £65 million, three-year inquiry, which can compel witnesses and request documents.
The inquiry will examine whether ethnicity, culture or religion shaped the offending and issue recommendations to prevent abuse in England and Wales.
Mayor Andy Burnham said he acted immediately on grooming gangs, contrasting Sir Keir Starmer’s earlier resistance to a national inquiry.

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Story summary

London, Oldham, Bradford and Keighley will be sites for the grooming-gangs inquiry.
Baroness Anne Longfield will lead the £65 million, three-year inquiry, which can compel witnesses and request documents.
The inquiry will examine whether ethnicity, culture or religion shaped the offending and issue recommendations to prevent abuse in England and Wales.
Mayor Andy Burnham said he acted immediately on grooming gangs, contrasting Sir Keir Starmer’s earlier resistance to a national inquiry.