Grooming gangs inquiry to examine role of ethnicity, culture and religion, chair confirms

The chair of the upcoming grooming gangs inquiry has vowed to "not flinch from uncomfortable truths" as she launches the terms of reference of the long-awaited review. Baroness Anne Longfield made the promise in her first statement since being appointed in December 2025 to run the statutory independent inquiry, which will focus on child sexual exploitation by gangs in England and Wales. The inquiry will examine institutions that failed to protect children, and whether the ethnicity, culture or religion of either perpetrators or victims "influenced patterns of offending" or "shaped the institutional response". Read more: https://trib.al/98zVtlk #Crime #Police #England #Wales SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales