Question follow-through · 83005

Offences against Children: Prosecutions

To ask the Solicitor General, what steps her Department is taking to improve prosecution rates for grooming gang offences.

answeredAttorney General

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Attorney General
Tabled
17 Oct 2025
Target answer date
21 Oct 2025
Answer
27 Oct 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Solicitor General, what steps her Department is taking to improve prosecution rates for grooming gang offences.

  2. 21 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    This Government is committed to tackling all forms of child sexual abuse and exploitation, including grooming gangs, by stamping out these abhorrent crimes and bringing perpetrators to justice.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will always prosecute indi...

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