Starmer Orders National Grooming Gangs Inquiry After Casey Review Prompts Policy Reversal

 

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs across the UK, marking a significant reversal of his government’s previous stance. The shift follows the findings of a review conducted by Baroness Casey of Blackstock, which reportedly concludes that victims were “institutionally ignored for fear of racism.” Starmer acknowledged that while his initial reluctance was grounded in concerns about delaying justice, the evidence presented by Casey ultimately changed his mind. “It’s the right thing to do,” he said on Saturday, referring to the decision to initiate a full-scale investigation.

 

 

Baroness Casey’s review, commissioned by the Home Office in January, is expected to be laid out in detail by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in Parliament on Monday. A central and controversial element of the findings is an explicit connection drawn between grooming gang cases and men of Pakistani heritage. The review is believed to highlight that white British girls were often overlooked by authorities out of fear of being perceived as racist, a reality that Casey deems a systemic failure. The government is understood to be concerned about possible civil unrest in response to the revelations.

 

Until now, the government had resisted launching a national inquiry, instead allowing individual councils to manage their own investigations in abuse hotspots. That approach has now been scrapped in favor of a statutory inquiry, which will carry the legal authority to compel testimony and documentation. “I asked Baroness Casey to double check my concern that a national inquiry might delay justice or detract from more than 200 prior recommendations,” Starmer explained. “Her findings made it clear that a statutory process is necessary.”

 

The new inquiry is not intended to duplicate the earlier work of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), which concluded in 2022 under Professor Alexis Jay. Instead, Casey envisions a model resembling a commissioner’s office. This structure would allow for localized investigations, initiated with or without the cooperation of local authorities, and backed by statutory powers. A government source described the model as enabling a flexible but authoritative mechanism to investigate abuse systematically and across jurisdictions.

 

Tom Crowther KC, who currently leads the Oldham inquiry and previously headed a similar investigation in Telford, has expressed support for the model proposed by Casey. His endorsement adds weight to calls for a new nationwide approach, particularly after years of fragmented responses at the local level.

 

In addition to the inquiry, Casey is also expected to recommend the introduction of national minimum licensing standards for taxi drivers. This follows multiple instances in which girls were reportedly abused by taxi drivers who were able to operate by exploiting loopholes in local authority regulations. Some drivers were found to have obtained licenses from less stringent authorities outside their operating areas, undermining safeguards meant to protect vulnerable children. Several Members of Parliament have long pushed for reform in this area, citing growing concerns over inadequate protections.

 

The grooming gang scandal was first brought into national focus by investigative journalist Andrew Norfolk of The Times in 2011. Norfolk, who died last month at the age of 60, exposed how predominantly white teenage girls were being systematically exploited by groups of adult men, many of Pakistani origin. His reporting not only revealed widespread abuse but also institutional failures to address it — failures that Baroness Casey’s review now suggests continue to affect how such cases are handled today.

 

As the government prepares to launch the inquiry, the mood is one of urgency and reflection. “We must learn from the past and ensure that justice is never delayed or denied because of fear or political discomfort,” Starmer said.

 

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Starmer Orders National Grooming Gangs Inquiry After Casey Review Prompts Policy Reversal

 

And lets remind ourselves of what he had to say only months ago.

 

 

 

In keeping with Starmers warcry of openness and transparency. I think it is only fair that Musk donates all the info stored on his servers to the Inquiry.

 

And then jail every single person, involved in covering up, facilitating, or doing nothing.

Labour minister Lucy Powell will be along shortly to stop all this in typically sympathetic fashion.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2ew9jnj2p1o

 

 

What a joke Labour have proved themselves to be.

This is going to upset a lot of people, the cops who turned a blind eye, the social services, the judiciary and CPS, even some politicians.

All those found to be aiding the grooming gangs or rape gangs, need to be dealt with most severely!

If found guilty.....prison!

 

13 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Labour minister Lucy Powell will be along shortly to stop all this in typically sympathetic fashion.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2ew9jnj2p1o

 

What a joke Labour have proved themselves to be.

 

So Labour announce a national enquiry and it is a joke.

In 2022 the Jay enquiry recommended a national enquiry. The Tories ignored it. It also made 19 other recommendations which the Tories also ignored, implementing precisely none of them.

But yeah, it's Labour who are the joke.

I think the real joke is the one who is so blind by political loyalty that he can't see what a massive hypocrite he is being.

No doubt all the posters (usual suspects) who said an inquiry was a waste of time will be along shortly to praise Starmer for "doing the right thing". 😃

6 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

So Labour announce a national enquiry and it is a joke.

 

The joke is the Leader of the Labour Party

 

 

 

Is the Dear Leader jumping on the Far Right bandwagon, or is he just a complete imbecile ?

4 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

 

So Labour announce a national enquiry and it is a joke.

In 2022 the Jay enquiry recommended a national enquiry. The Tories ignored it. It also made 19 other recommendations which the Tories also ignored, implementing precisely none of them.

But yeah, it's Labour who are the joke.

I think the real joke is the one who is so blind by political loyalty that he can't see what a massive hypocrite he is being.

 

Their just doing what the likes of Tommy Robinson was asking for way back in 2009, but its good to see Labour jumping on the far right bandwagon and blowing their racist dog whistles along with Tommy Robinson now.      

An off topic deflection attempt that included victim blaming has been removed @MalcolmB

6 minutes ago, James105 said:

 

Their just doing what the likes of Tommy Robinson was asking for way back in 2009, but its good to see Labour jumping on the far right bandwagon and blowing their racist dog whistles along with Tommy Robinson now.      

You've got the first part right , but then you blew it :

blowing their racist dog whistles along with Tommy Robinson

 

No need for an enquiry to look for the cause, the men all followed a rapist and child abuser who they call the perfect man, they want to be just like him and followed his disgusting example. The rape of captives is condoned in their nasty little book.

Just now, MalcolmB said:

It is disgusting what they did but perhaps we have to look at own parenting to see why these girls were so easily exploited.

The use of drugs and alcohol and sexual promiscuity among whites in the UK has been the norm since the 1990s. 
This loosening of moral expectations is a big contributing factor whether we want to admit it or not. 
Slappers like Katie Price are celebrated for their immoral behavior.
 

 

They were so easily exploited as the police, social workers, MPs and councillors all on the side of the rapists allowing them to rape underage girls with impunity.  

20 minutes ago, James105 said:

 

They were so easily exploited as the police, social workers, MPs and councillors all on the side of the rapists allowing them to rape underage girls with impunity.  

Yes I agree. 
This enquiry will be beneficial even if it just opens people eyes.

1 hour ago, proton said:

The rape of captives is condoned in their nasty little book.

You got a copy of that verse?

1 hour ago, josephbloggs said:

 

So Labour announce a national enquiry and it is a joke.

In 2022 the Jay enquiry recommended a national enquiry. The Tories ignored it. It also made 19 other recommendations which the Tories also ignored, implementing precisely none of them.

But yeah, it's Labour who are the joke.

I think the real joke is the one who is so blind by political loyalty that he can't see what a massive hypocrite he is being.

Perhaps this inquiry should examine the reason why the recommendations from the previous inquiry were not implemented.

 

 

5 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

You got a copy of that verse?

 

Yes

 

https://counteringislamism.wordpress.com/rape/

1 hour ago, proton said:

No need for an enquiry to look for the cause, the men all followed a rapist and child abuser who they call the perfect man, they want to be just like him and followed his disgusting example. The rape of captives is condoned in their nasty little book.

So no need for an inquiry then?

 

 

Just trot you out and you’ll deliver a verdict.

59 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Yes I agree. 
This enquiry will be beneficial even if it just opens people eyes.

 

If the only outcome of this is that it opens peoples eyes then it will be a massive failure.   All of those complicit in the rape of underage girls, be it police, social workers, MPs, Councillors, CPS lawyers (including Starmer) should go to jail, and for a lot longer than a woman who made a hurty worded tweet.   It's too wide spread to be just a case of turning a blind eye and there is complicity and corruption here.   The speed of which Starmer has u-turned on this suggests the report is going to be extremely damning on Starmer and/or his ilk, and the fact that such a clueless moron like Starmer was so decisive on this after seeing the report suggests it is going to reveal exactly what the likes of Tommy Robinson et all have been saying for over a decade now.   

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

No doubt all the posters (usual suspects) who said an inquiry was a waste of time will be along shortly to praise Starmer for "doing the right thing". 😃

 

Better late than never. The core base of Labour has opposed an inquiry for fear of upsetting voting blocks who vote for Labour. The extreme left  and  student groups would not have allowed  the inquiry. Now they will have a difficult time  stopping it. Starmer needed an excuse to upset much of the party and now he has it.

1 hour ago, James105 said:

 

Their just doing what the likes of Tommy Robinson was asking for way back in 2009, but its good to see Labour jumping on the far right bandwagon and blowing their racist dog whistles along with Tommy Robinson now.      

What is racist exactly about the inquiry?

2 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

This is going to upset a lot of people, the cops who turned a blind eye, the social services, the judiciary and CPS, even some politicians.

All those found to be aiding the grooming gangs or rape gangs, need to be dealt with most severely!

If found guilty.....prison!

 

You're right, it is. The police are now going to open up over 800 cases that were shelved with view to prosecute. 

 

"More than 800 grooming gang cases have already been identified by police after I asked them to look again at cases which had closed too early.

"Now we are asking the National Crime Agency to lead a major nationwide operation to track down more perpetrators and bring them to justice."

https://news.sky.com/story/nationwide-police-operation-on-grooming-gangs-announced-13384155?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter

 

Oh and also coming out in the report when it goes public today in the UK:

 

"The report is also expected to link illegal immigration with the exploitation of young girls."

11 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

What is racist exactly about the inquiry?

 

Just making the point that Starmer said of those who wanted a national enquiry into Pakistani rape gangs were jumping on a far right bandwagon.   Another Labour MP said of those who wanted a national enquiry into the Pakistani rape gangs were using it as a racist dog whistle.  Now he has been forced to jump on that very same "far right bandwagon".   

The Tories took no action for 14 years.   As soon as Labour was in power a 'grooming gangs inquiry' was demanded. Baroness Casey and Jay advised it was not needed but implementation of previous recommendations was.  As a result, Starmer said "no inquiry" but ordered a review of the evidence.  The review by Casey states that an Inquiry is needed.  One is immediately announced Now they scream "he has U turned"  even though it was a decision after evaluation of evidence. "Do it fast" they demand even though it's a process that will need years to investigate properly so that victims are not missed.  The weaponisation of victims for political gain by Tories, Reform and others is sickening.

1 minute ago, brewsterbudgen said:

As a result, Starmer said "no inquiry" but ordered a review of the evidence.

 

Starmer is neck deep in the cover up as head of the CPS and DPP

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-17853560

 

It took a man by the name of Nazir Afzal to tell  Starmer that he was prosecuting, after the case was originally dropped by the CPS.

 

Never landed on my desk is no excuse for the Head of the CPS and DPP.

 

He is either a bungling idiot, who should be stripped of his tax free pension and KCB, or is complicit in the cover up and should be jailed, along side all the rest of them, that covered up, facilitated, or done nothing whilst in Public Office.

 

 

13 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

 

Starmer is neck deep in the cover up as head of the CPS and DPP

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-17853560

 

It took a man by the name of Nazir Afzal to tell  Starmer that he was prosecuting, after the case was originally dropped by the CPS.

 

Never landed on my desk is no excuse for the Head of the CPS and DPP.

 

He is either a bungling idiot, who should be stripped of his tax free pension and KCB, or is complicit in the cover up and should be jailed, along side all the rest of them, that covered up, facilitated, or done nothing whilst in Public Office.

 

 

 

Starmer is panicking.

 

His past transgressions are coming back to haunt him.

 

Karma has come knocking.

 

Labour need to ditch him. 

This man is an idiot unfit for office and now with this U'turn even Lord Alli's' backdoor will be closed 🤔

28 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Starmer is panicking.

 

His past transgressions are coming back to haunt him.

 

Karma has come knocking.

 

Labour need to ditch him. 

 

Don't forget that this idiot has power and knows the judges quite well.  Many judges are just pedophile protecting activists who consider a single hurty worded tweet a more sinister crime deserving of prison time than a BBC news presenter who has indecent images of children on his computer or a Labour MP who beat a constituent several times whilst he was down and on the ground.  This will be a judge led enquiry and the judge will be selected by the government.   

 

I am not optimistic this enquiry will not be delayed, not be time limited to be completed by the end of this shambolic government, or will not be handled by one of Starmer's mates.  Starmer is bad actor and moronic politician but I cannot see him being that stupid to select a judge who doesn't share his views that working class girls are just necessary collateral damage and their rapes are just a minor inconvenience in comparison to his multicultural globalist fantasy.   

7 minutes ago, James105 said:

This will be a judge led enquiry and the judge will be selected by the government.   

 

And needs to be broadcast live, like the Horizon Scandal Inquiry.

 

What are the words I'm looking for......... Starmer is famous for them....... It will come to me

 

Ohhhh yes. In order to ensure openness and transparency.

 

 

3 hours ago, James105 said:

 

Their just doing what the likes of Tommy Robinson was asking for way back in 2009, but its good to see Labour jumping on the far right bandwagon and blowing their racist dog whistles along with Tommy Robinson now.      

If it weren't for Tommy they would still be calling Pakistani grooming gangs a conspiracy theory. Brits all owe him thanks and respect - apart from the groomers and far left wingnuts that supported them.

Thank you Tommy Robinson for keeping our kids safe.

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

The Tories took no action for 14 years.   As soon as Labour was in power a 'grooming gangs inquiry' was demanded. Baroness Casey and Jay advised it was not needed but implementation of previous recommendations was.  As a result, Starmer said "no inquiry" but ordered a review of the evidence.  The review by Casey states that an Inquiry is needed.  One is immediately announced Now they scream "he has U turned"  even though it was a decision after evaluation of evidence. "Do it fast" they demand even though it's a process that will need years to investigate properly so that victims are not missed.  The weaponisation of victims for political gain by Tories, Reform and others is sickening.

You need a proper timeline instead of making things up, here

 

2023: A Grooming Gangs Taskforce is set up by Rishi Sunak's government, with qualified officers from all 43 police forces in England and Wales, and data analysts. In May 2024, 550 suspects had been arrested and 4,000 victims identified.

https://news.sky.com/story/grooming-gangs-scandal-timeline-what-happened-what-inquiries-there-were-and-how-starmer-was-involved-after-elon-musks-accusations-13285021