UK government ‘effectively allowed’ child sexual abuse, campaigners say Maggie Oliver Foundation taking action over government’s alleged failure to adopt changes recommended by inquiry The Guardian - UK · Mar 5
The child abuse inquiry was meant to move the dial. Three years on, nothing has changed As the row surrounding the future Grooming Gang Inquiry deepens, Bryony Gooch reflects on the third anniversary of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, as those who were involved warn key recommendations still haven’t been implemented The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025
Police response to grooming gangs faces ‘significant challenges’, watchdog says Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley said force had a ‘steady flow’ of ongoing investigations Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025
Starmer’s grooming gang inquiry left in turmoil after two survivors quit panel Fiona Goddard and Ellie-Ann Reynolds criticise handling of national inquiry, which is yet to appoint a chair The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025
National grooming gangs inquiry stalls over remit wrangles and lack of chair Exclusive: Source says senior legal figures appear reluctant to head investigation launched by Keir Starmer in June The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2025
Child protection authority to be set up after child sex abuse inquiry There has been pressure to implement 20 recommendations made by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in its final report in 2022. The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025
‘Watershed moment’ as three-year time limit on child rape claims scrapped in England and Wales Under current rules, civil child sexual abuse cases must be brought within three years of turning 18 The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025
Removal of time limit for abuse payout claims a ‘watershed moment’ for survivors Professor Alexis Jay has previously said progress on fulfilling her IICSA recommendations must be quicker. Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025
Chair of child sexual abuse inquiry calls Tory response ‘awful, inconsequential’ Prof Alexis Jay says reaction of former home secretary Suella Braverman angered victims and survivors The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025
Former IICSA chair criticises ‘weaponisation’ of child sex abuse Professor Alexis Jay described inaction from the previous government and her relief that Labour have committed to implementing recommendations. The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025
Minister denies Musk pushed government into grooming gangs climbdown The government announced a raft of new measures to address the grooming gangs scandal after rejecting a national inquiry The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025
Grooming inquiry timetable will bring ‘fundamental change’, say campaigners Yvette Cooper said that the Government would lay out a clear timetable by Easter for implementing the recommendations in the IICSA’s final report. Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2025
Survivors of sexual abuse have been failed for too long Letters: Readers on the delay in implementing the recommendations of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025
Grooming, Shipman, Chilcot: for all the post-inquiry ‘never agains’, the default is inaction Elon Musk’s pot stirring over child sex abuse gangs has renewed focus on the issue, but why was so little done after the IICSA report in 2022? The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025 UK officials urged to act ‘months ago’ on child sexual abuse inquiry’s demands Campaigners claim no progress made with government on implementing recommendations until Elon Musk row
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025 The Guardian view on child sexual exploitation: concrete action must be the priority Editorial: The response to the independent inquiry has been too slow. New policies to tackle all forms of abuse are needed urgently
The Conversation · Jan 9, 2025 I worked on the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse – here’s what Elon Musk is missing Elon Musk’s intervention into British politics has revived the debate about how the government responds to child sexual abuse, particularly by “grooming gangs”. While this is an important discussion, as a researcher of child sexual abuse I am concerned that Musk’s comments have done more to spread misconceptions and harm…
Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025 OPINION - The last inquiry failed grooming gang victims — we need a full national inquiry It’s easy to get sucked into the online fight between Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, and the British government over the rape gangs scandal. But it risks us losing sight of what really matters: the victims and their needs.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2025 Nigel Farage paid £189,000 for part-time job as ‘brand ambassador’ for gold bullion firm– as it happened MP for Clacton declares payments on register of MPs’ interests after spending four hours a month working for gold bullion firm
The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2025 What did the child sexual abuse inquiry say about grooming gangs? The £186.6 million inquiry, set up in 2015, looked at 15 areas scrutinising institutional responses to child sexual abuse.
The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2025 Chair of child sexual abuse inquiry calls for government to act The Greater Manchester mayor pointed to an ongoing review into the scandal in Manchester which he launched after being elected in 2017, but said he would support a national inquiry if the government deemed one necessary
The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2025 The Observer view on calls for a national inquiry into child sexual abuse The government’s most urgent priority is not to launch another review but to develop a societal strategy to tackle the crime
The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024 Church must face up to Justin Welby’s damaging legacy Letters: Readers respond to the archbishop of Canterbury’s final speech, for which he later apologised for causing ‘further distress’
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024 Do public inquiries work? What comes after Grenfell and other UK disasters People involved in some of the UK’s highest-profile recent inquiries discuss what they achieved and what was left undone
International Business Times UK · Feb 23, 2024 UK Child Activity Workers To Be 'Legally Obliged' To Report Child Sexual Abuse UK's sex offense laws are going to be strengthened with stricter child sexual abuse law which makes it a punishable offence to hide any child sexual exploitation leading to prison term.