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Grooming gangs inquiry to investigate offending in Wales and Birmingham

National inquiry will conduct local investigations and look at wider picture of sexual abuse and exploitation of children

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30

London, Oldham, Bradford and Keighley named as first focus of grooming gangs inquiry

Inquiry will compel individuals and institutions to explain what they did or did not do to protect children from sexual abuse

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24

Grooming gang inquiry announces first locations it will focus on

Former children’s commissioner for England Baroness Anne Longfield is heading up the inquiry

The Independent UK · Jun 24

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The Guardian view on the grooming gangs inquiry: a chance to look at the big picture

Editorial: Anne Longfield has a vast, fraught task ahead of her. Victims must know from the outset what they can expect

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2

Grooming gangs inquiry should probe every UK council and police force – victim

The inquiry has a maximum duration of three years and a budget of £65 million.

Evening Standard · Mar 31

Grooming gangs inquiry to examine impact of ethnicity, culture and religion

The statutory independent inquiry has published its terms of reference.

Evening Standard · Mar 31

Ethnicity, culture and religion to be examined by long-awaited grooming gangs inquiry, Home Secretary vows

Shabana Mahmood insisted there ‘will be no hiding place for the predatory monsters who committed these vile crimes’ as the grooming gang inquiry published its terms of reference

Evening Standard · Mar 31

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OPINION - At last we're acknowledging that London has a gang rape problem

A BBC report backs up this paper’s report into girl-rape gangs in London, often connected to wider criminal networks

Evening Standard · Feb 19

Oldham child gang-rape suspect later attempted to murder wife

Exclusive: Greater Manchester police ignored claim ‘Offender J’ among men who had abused 12-year-old, paperwork shows

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025

Former children’s commissioner vows to ‘follow evidence’ in grooming gangs probe

Baroness Anne Longfield will lead the inquiry over three years with a budget of £65 million, the Home Secretary announced on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

Former children’s commissioner to lead grooming gangs inquiry

Baroness Anne Longfield said the inquiry owes it to the victims, survivors and the wider public to identify the truth’.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

Chair of the grooming gangs inquiry announced

Home secretary says ‘we must cast fresh light’ on grooming gangs scandal as former children’s commissioner announced as inquiry chair

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025

Former children’s commissioner Anne Longfield to chair grooming gangs inquiry

Peer named as chair of national inquiry, which is expected to cover England and Wales, after long-delayed search

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025

Children missing more than half of classes increases as overall absence falls

The Department for Education said it is ‘slowing the stubborn rise in severe absence’.

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025

UK government owes children apology for damaging Covid errors, inquiry hears

Children’s commissioner during pandemic says long lockdowns caused explosion in vulnerability among young

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2025

Government ‘should apologise to children for Covid mistakes’

In a statement, Baroness Anne Longfield said children were overlooked and ignored by the then government in its pandemic planning.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2025

Children in England growing up ‘sedentary, scrolling and alone’, say experts

Raising the Nation Play Commission report recommends ban on ‘no ball games’ signs and raising digital age of consent to 16

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025

Government urged to disrupt ‘addictive grip’ of smartphones on children’s lives

Urgent action is needed to create more opportunities for children to play outdoors and away from digital devices, report suggests.

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The Independent UK · May 21, 2025

Children should be taught about diversity in school in ‘new era of racial inclusion’

Teachers must also be trained on inclusive practices, a new report says

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025

Post-Covid anxiety and poor mental health a ‘key driver in children skipping school’

Children lost an estimated 11.5 million days of learning last autumn term as school absence rates remain higher than pre-pandemic

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

Government urged to make singing as important as reading and maths in schools

A new report has called for the Government to put creativity and the expressive arts ‘at the heart’ of the primary school curriculum

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025

New laws to protect children exploited by gangs in England and Wales ‘will save lives’

Ex-children’s commissioner welcomes crackdown on use of children for crimes such as running county lines

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

Government will not boost economic growth ‘until mental health crisis tackled’

NHS data shows one in five children and young people experience a common mental health problem such as anxiety or depression.

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025

Schools must not be turned into ‘fortresses’ to tackle knife crime, experts say

Knife crime involving teenagers is a ‘national crisis that needs a national response’, the former children’s commissioner for England has suggested.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2024

Send provision in ‘vicious downward spiral’, says former children’s commissioner

Anne Longfield urges government to act on early intervention and support for children with complex needs

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