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Met Police Disclose 'Tens' of Grooming-Gang Cases as 9,000-File Review Expands

The Met says the years-long effort will require dozens of specialists with major funding.

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Khan said he had “led efforts to protect children and those women who have been exploited”
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Overview

  • Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley told the London Assembly the force is handling tens of complex group-based cases that the public would recognise as grooming gangs.
  • Scotland Yard is reassessing 9,000 reported-and-closed child exploitation cases from 2010 to March 2025, with 2,200 already checked and some found to be out of scope.
  • Rowley expects 2,000 to 3,000 cases could merit reinvestigation, a process likely to take years and require 60 to 80 specialist officers plus significant central support.
  • The Met said victims and suspects reflect London's diversity and cautioned against a single-ethnicity narrative, noting cases span online, intrafamilial, institutional and peer-on-peer abuse.
  • Sadiq Khan declined to apologise for earlier remarks when pressed by Conservative members, as the Assembly urged progress on the national inquiry and resources for the Met’s review.