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'Trust and confidence lost' over grooming gang failures in Manchester, watchdog warns
- On July 3, 2025, final reports assessing Greater Manchester Police's handling of child sexual exploitation were released, addressing ongoing investigations and past failures.
- The reports stem from a process started in 2017 by Mayor Andy Burnham to review past failings and improve child protection after revelations in 2017's Betrayed Girls documentary.
- Greater Manchester Police now manages 59 live multi-victim, multi-offender CSE investigations, with 13 handled by a dedicated team established in 2021, signaling strengthened investigative capacity.
- Michelle Skeer of HMICFRS emphasized that victims and survivors should feel assured in reporting crimes, trusting that Greater Manchester Police will handle and investigate these cases thoroughly, highlighting recognized progress within the force.
- While the force accepts past mistakes and apologizes, the reports affirm that systems are now better led, victim-focused, and resourced, though gaps remain in staff training and information sharing.
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'Trust and confidence lost' over grooming gang failures in Manchester, watchdog warns
Inspectors who reviewed Greater Manchester Police said the force was working on child sexual exploitation investigations involving 714 victims and survivors, along with 1,099 suspects.
My idea for a new grooming gang inquiry
It’s disorienting but satisfying that Labour now accepts that Asian grooming gangs exist. Some of my left-identified friends are even beginning to share the outrage – over Qari Abdul Rauf, for instance, one of the nastiest of the Rochdale rapists, who still lives in Rochdale a decade after the first steps to deport him were
GMP fills gaps in grooming gangs team with retired cops as squad faces training issues - but force has improved on child sexual exploitation - Manchester Evening News
The fourth and final reports into how authorities dealt with child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Greater Manchester found the force had made improvements, but still has work to do. GMP has live investigations involving 714 victims and survivors, and 1,099 suspects.
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