Baroness Casey warns grooming survivors are 'still being failed'

Author: Fiona Trott and Ruth GreenPublished on: June 12, 2026Country: United Kingdom
Crime & Law
Baroness Casey warns grooming survivors are 'still being failed'

Baroness Louise Casey, who led the national investigation into grooming gangs, says the government's scheme to quash convictions of child grooming victims does not go far enough and is the "lazy option". The government introduced legislation to pardon "child prostitution" offences, but Casey wants a comprehensive disregard scheme for all wrongful convictions. She told the BBC that victims are still being failed. Joanne, a victim who was convicted at 17 for loitering and soliciting, said she was completely let down.

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