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National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Baroness Casey's audit on group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse ('grooming gangs').
The Home Office has published an independent audit on group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) in England and Wales. The review, led by Baroness Casey, looks at the scale, nature and characteristics of group-based CSEA, drivers of this type of offending, and the local and national response. Reviewers assessed a range of national and local data and reports, as well as meeting with survivors, police, local authorities and other organisations and individuals. The report sets out 12 recommendations including changes to the law around rape and the launch of a national police operation and national inquiry into child sexual exploitation in England and Wales. A government response has been published accepting all 12 recommendations.
NSPCC Learning has published a CASPAR briefing summarising the key findings and recommendations in the report.
Read the report: National audit on group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse
Read the government’s response: Government response to the national audit on group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse report
Read the NSPCC Learning CASPAR briefing: Summary of the National audit on group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse