Guidance

Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs: draft terms of reference

Draft terms of reference for the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs announced on 9 December 2025.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 9 December 2025
• Last updated: 31 March 2026
  Show all updates

  1. 31 March 2026

     Page updated to reflect agreement on terms of reference.

  2. 11 December 2025

     Added the Welsh terms of reference.

  3. 9 December 2025

     First published.

Documents

Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs: draft terms of reference

HTML

Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs: draft terms of reference (Welsh)

HTML

Details

The Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs was established in response to recommendation 2 of Baroness Louise Casey’s National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse published in June 2025. 

On 9 December the Home Secretary published the draft terms of reference for the inquiry.

The final terms of reference have now been agreed with the Home Secretary.