Public inquiry will examine repeated failures that prevented abuse against children being properly investigated

The review by Baroness Casey is expected to conclude that years of warnings about abuse of white girls were 'institutionally ignored for fear of racism'.

Yvette Cooper revealed details of a national investigation that Sir Keir Starmer had ruled out before the Casey report forced a rethink

The danger is this will be another inquiry allowed to grind on for years at great cost and to little avail

National inquiry to be launched following review into scandal in which young and vulnerable girls were exploited for sex

Public inquiry will examine repeated failures that prevented abuse against children being properly investigated

Ethnicity of suspects still goes uncovered in two-thirds of crimes, says Baroness Casey’s report

It was described by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper as 'a timeline of failure from 2009 to 2025' which shamed Britain.

Baroness Casey last night hit out at 'do-gooders' who tried to bury the facts of such cases, yet only ended up giving racists 'more ammunition'.

The new inquiry needs a sharp focus on the reality of this horrific abuse. A process hijacked by opportunists will only fail victims again, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Baroness Casey vented fury at the failure to tackle the issues over a decade, saying she was 'raging' on behalf of the victims.

The long-awaited review by Whitehall troubleshooter Louise Casey was released yesterday after being commissioned at the start of the year.

Sir Keir Starmer ordered a national inquiry after pressure from opposition parties

The report addressed the UK’s institutional failure to protect children and teenage girls from sexual exploitation.

Council and partner agencies accused of systematic failures to protect vulnerable youngsters from Asian gangs