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Defence
Thursday 18th December 2025

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The following extract is from questions to the Wales Office on 3 December 2025.
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Can the Minister say more about how the Government are reflecting the experiences of victims when tackling grooming gangs in Wales?

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Absolutely, and I thank my hon. Friend for raising this critical matter. We are putting victims’ voices at the heart of the inquiry, because their voices must be heard, and we are accepting Baroness Casey’s recommendations in full, including the introduction of mandatory reporting, the creation of a new child protection authority and the ending of the three-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims.

[Official Report, 3 December 2025; Vol. 776, c. 977.]

Written correction submitted by the Under-Secretary of State for Wales, the hon. Member for Cardiff North (Anna McMorrin):

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