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143 143  1. **Baroness Louise Casey (2025).** //National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.// Commissioned by the UK Home Office. [[https:~~/~~/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/684ffae201d3b0e7b62da722/National_Audit_on_Group-based_Child_Sexual_Exploitation_and_Abuse.pdf>>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/684ffae201d3b0e7b62da722/National_Audit_on_Group-based_Child_Sexual_Exploitation_and_Abuse.pdf]]  [[https:~~/~~/www.rotherham.gov.uk/downloads/download/31/independent-inquiry-into-child-sexual-exploitation-in-rotherham-1997~~-~~--2013>>https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/downloads/download/31/independent-inquiry-into-child-sexual-exploitation-in-rotherham-1997---2013]]  **report also attached**(Key findings and quotations on institutional failures, data issues, and recommendations are drawn from this audit’s report.)
144 144  1. **Alexis Jay (2014).** //Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham (1997–2013).//[[https:~~/~~/www.rotherham.gov.uk/downloads/download/31/independent-inquiry-into-child-sexual-exploitation-in-rotherham-1997~~-~~--2013>>https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/downloads/download/31/independent-inquiry-into-child-sexual-exploitation-in-rotherham-1997---2013]] **repoirt also attached** Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. (Revealed ~~1,400 victims in Rotherham and that majority of perpetrators were of Pakistani heritage; documented council/police suppressing the issue out of misplaced fears of racism.)
145 145  1. **Lizzie Dearden – The Independent (21 Feb 2020).** “Grooming gang review kept secret as Home Office claims releasing findings ‘not in public interest’.” [[https:~~/~~/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/grooming-gang-rotherham-review-home-office-findings-a9344896.html>>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/grooming-gang-rotherham-review-home-office-findings-a9344896.html]] (Reported on the Home Office’s refusal to publish its grooming gangs research, including Sajid Javid’s 2018 commissioning of the study and quotes from officials and victims about the cover-up.)
146 -1. **Jeanette Oldham – Birmingham Mail (24 June 2015).** “Police knew grooming gangs were targeting Birmingham schools five years ago but did not alert public.” (Based on confidential West Midlands Police documents obtained via FOI. Gave data on suspects/victims and revealed police withheld the 2010 report for fear of “community tensions”.)
147 -1. **Sky News (16 June 2025).** “Flawed data used repeatedly to dismiss claims about ‘Asian grooming gangs’, Baroness Casey finds.” (Coverage of Casey’s audit findings – notably that flawed/absent ethnicity data was used to downplay grooming gang claims. Also noted government’s acceptance of recommendations like mandatory ethnicity data collection.)
146 +1. **Jeanette Oldham – Birmingham Mail (24 June 2015).** “Police knew grooming gangs were targeting Birmingham schools five years ago but did not alert public.” [[https:~~/~~/www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/police-knew-grooming-gangs-were-9518461>>https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/police-knew-grooming-gangs-were-9518461]] (Based on confidential West Midlands Police documents obtained via FOI. Gave data on suspects/victims and revealed police withheld the 2010 report for fear of “community tensions”.)
147 +1. **Sky News (16 June 2025).** “Flawed data used repeatedly to dismiss claims about ‘Asian grooming gangs’, Baroness Casey finds.” [[https:~~/~~/news.sky.com/story/flawed-data-used-repeatedly-to-dismiss-claims-about-asian-grooming-gangs-baroness-casey-finds-13384622>>https://news.sky.com/story/flawed-data-used-repeatedly-to-dismiss-claims-about-asian-grooming-gangs-baroness-casey-finds-13384622]] (Coverage of Casey’s audit findings – notably that flawed/absent ethnicity data was used to downplay grooming gang claims. Also noted government’s acceptance of recommendations like mandatory ethnicity data collection.)
148 148  1. **Sky News – Politics Hub (15 June 2025).** “Grooming gangs scandal timeline: What happened, what inquiries there were...” by Alix Culbertson. (Provided a chronology of key grooming gang cases and political actions from 2001–2025, including conviction numbers and events like Starmer’s inquiry pledge and Musk’s comments.)
149 149  1. **The Guardian (16 Aug 2017).** “Sarah Champion resigns as shadow equalities minister” by Jessica Elgot. (Details the controversy around MP Sarah Champion’s Sun article stating “Britain has a problem with British Pakistani men...”, including direct quotes and her resignation.)
150 150  1. **Islam21c (15 Dec 2020).** “‘Offenders are most commonly White’ – grooming gangs report finally released by Home Office.” (Summarizes the 2020 Home Office paper’s findings, highlighting the quote that group-based CSE offenders are most commonly white and come from diverse backgrounds; also critiques prior flawed studies like Quilliam’s.)