Casey Review of grooming gangs – another call for change, but will it make a difference?

29th July 2025Ian Wiggett - Policing Insight

Baroness Casey’s latest review was pounced upon as proof the authorities have suppressed uncomfortable truths around the ethnicity of grooming gangs, and while her findings don’t quite confirm that, she is critical of the lack of action to protect vulnerable girls during the past decade; the Government has committed to implement her recommendations – but Policing Insight’s Ian Wiggett examines whether they will really make a difference.

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Casey Review of grooming gangs – another call for change, but will it make a difference?

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