Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025, to Question 70519 on Public Inquiries, what is the status of Independent Commission on Grooming Gangs.

The Written Ministerial Statement entitled 'Commencement of the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs, was issued on 13 April 2026.

This sets out that the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs has been formally established. The final Terms of Reference for the Inquiry were published on 31 March 2026.