Independent report

National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Baroness Casey's audit on group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse ('grooming gangs').

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Home Office
Published
16 June 2025

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Government response to the National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse report

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皇冠体育app National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA) was commissioned by the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary in January 2025, and formally launched in February 2025. This audit was carried out by Baroness Casey of Blackstock DBE CB.

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

皇冠体育app report sets out a number of recommendations to address issues identified in the audit.

皇冠体育app聽oral ministerial statement relating to the publication of the report聽can be found on the UK Parliament website.

皇冠体育app government has responded to the report.

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