Bradford and Birmingham should face investigation for failures to protect children, states safeguarding minister ...

The four survivors who quit the grooming gangs inquiry have said they are open to returning – but only if safeguarding minister Jess Phillips quits. Two women, Fiona Goddard and Ellie-Ann Reynolds, ...

Keir Starmer is standing by Jess Phillips, his embattled safeguarding minister, despite one of the women who quit their role on the national grooming gangs inquiry threatening to sue her. Lawyers ...

A long-awaited inquiry into grooming gangs may now not take place until next year. Government sources have told The Times that it could take months to find a new chair after both contenders to oversee ...

Jess Phillips has said she would like Bradford to be included in the grooming gangs inquiry, but that her opinion is “academic” as the probe is independent of government. The Minister for Safeguarding ...

Safeguarding Minister Natalie Fleet said the Government would be relentless in bringing grooming gangs to justice - and vile ...

Government announces a near tenfold increase but forces fear it will not cover anticipated cost of dedicated teams ...

The four abuse survivors who have stepped down from the oversight panel of the national grooming gangs inquiry said last night that they will not re-engage with the process unless safeguarding ...

She made the comments during a speech at the Hay Festival this weekend.

An official report in 2020 concluded that the majority of child sex abuse gangs in England, Wales and Scotland were made up ...