Government Publishes Baroness Casey’s ‘Grooming Gangs’ Report

National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Baroness Casey has looked into the scale and nature of grooming and considered data on the gangs and their victims, including ethnicity.

This report documents the findings covering:

  • what can be learnt about the scale, nature and characteristics of group-based CSEA
  • consideration of drivers of this type of offending, including the role of ethnicity and culture
  • the response to group-based CSEA at local and national level

The report sets out a number of recommendations to address issues identified in the audit.

Click here to access the report and the government’s response