Overview

• A dedicated panel of victims and survivors is participating in the final approval of the inquiry chair to secure confidence and meaningful engagement.
• The national policing operation recommended by Baroness Casey is active, and the National Crime Agency will investigate South Yorkshire Police’s handling of Rotherham reports.
• The government’s child sexual abuse taskforce contributed to 827 arrests in the year from July 2024, supported by more than £9 million for investigative technology.
• The Home Office has committed to mandatory recording of ethnicity data for suspects, with the Home Secretary writing to forces to implement the requirement.
• Jess Phillips told MPs the inquiry will leave no stone unturned and said officials found to have covered up abuse could face misconduct prosecutions and prison if convicted.