Baroness Casey 'raging' for victims of grooming gangs
0 of 1 minute, 29 seconds Volume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts EnabledDisabled
Shortcuts Open/Close / or ?
Play/Pause SPACE
Increase Volume ↑
Decrease Volume ↓
Seek Forward →
Seek Backward ←
Captions On/Off c
Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreen f
Mute/Unmute m
Decrease Caption Size -
Increase Caption Size + or =
Seek % 0-9
Next Up
PMQs: Keir Starmer quizzed on Daniel Zeichner's comments
00:40
x facebook Email Link https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/LwhVZ3Vc Copied
Auto360p 1080p 720p 540p 360p 270p 180p
Live
00:19
01:10
01:29
More Videos
00:40
PMQs: Keir Starmer quizzed on Daniel Zeichner's comments
00:40
GB News: Heidi Alexander interview cut short
00:41
Grooming gang victim says problem was ignored in 2018
00:58
Rachel Reeves and Trevor Phillips clash on Sky News
00:49
G7: Melania Trump and Brigitte Macron STUN at summit
00:55
Labour minister in car-crash LBC interview over new bridge
Close
A “raging” Baroness Louise Casey has vented her fury at the lack of action on grooming gangs in an emotional BBC Newsnight interview – saying that rape laws did not protect young girls. A bombshell report into the scandal revealed that crimes committed by Pakistani or Asian grooming gangs were covered up to avoid inflaming community tensions.
In her review, Baroness Casey – who investigated child sexual exploitation in Rotherham 10 years ago – said a “resistance and reluctance” to “acknowledge past mistakes, apologise and take action” led to immense suffering. And after hearing the heartbreaking stories of two victims who sat opposite her on the programme, she said: “What has really got to me a bit about doing this particular report is 10 years ago, I couldn’t have clearer about what was happening in Rotherham. I said at the time there are national implications, this isn’t the only place this is happening in.
Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT
Seniors Born 1941-1979 Receive 55 Benefits This Month if They AskRidiculous benefits seniors are entitled to in 2025, but often forget to claim.WalletJump | Sponsored Sponsored
Learn More
Undo
DON'T MISS
Powered by
Keir Starmer must apologise to grooming gang victims after latest U-turn, critics declare
275 Comments
GB News halts for ‘breaking news' as Yvette Cooper issues statement after huge U-turn
2 Comments
Moment Rachel Reeves is torn to shreds over grooming gangs U-turn
353 Comments
Kemi Badenoch slams grooming gang cover ups as one of Britain's 'biggest scandals'
10 Comments
Shocking grooming gangs cover-up exposed as ‘Pakistani' Tippexed out on form
205 Comments
Grooming gang victim's outrage as bombshell report published - 'sacrificed for votes!'
284 Comments
Keir Starmer under fire as he faces fresh grooming gang bombshell
534 Comments
Three men in 'grooming gang' trial deny raping Rotherham schoolgirl
Comments
Diane Abbott sparks fury with debunked grooming gangs claim
45 Comments
Keir Starmer's overdue rape gangs U-turn must be first step in listening to working class
12 Comments
GB News heartbreak as grooming gang victim bursts into tears live on air
5 Comments
Nigel Farage issues huge warning to Keir Starmer over grooming gang probe
3 Comments
MPs gear up for abortion battle with claims changes would allow termination up to birth
1 Comments
Labour minister left squirming in tense GMB grilling as she begs ‘forgive me'
Comments
Marla Maples, 61, Shows Her Huge Size In New Photoslilmariogame | Sponsored Sponsored
Read Now
Undo
The key parts of the Casey Review into grooming gangs and a culture of denial
47 Comments
Report finds asylum seekers involved in 'significant' number of grooming gang cases
153 Comments
Mouth Wrinkles Are No Match For This Little-Known Drugstore Wrinkle CreamLift & Firm | Sponsored Sponsored
Undo
Kemi Badenoch skewers Keir Starmer with three-word slap down over grooming gangs
535 Comments
How NHS and councils covered up grooming gangs scandal with sickening move
1 Comments
Dating for Senior Singles in Las Vegassecretmeet | Sponsored Sponsored
Undo
Grooming gang raped girl, 13, and told her it was a 'birthday present'
17 Comments
Jess Phillips ridiculed as she blames Liz Truss for 'starting' abuse over grooming gangs
55 Comments
This Tiny Camera is Replacing Security Systems—No Fees, No WiresSecret Scope Camera | Sponsored Sponsored
Learn More
Undo
Keir Starmer must apologise to grooming gang victims after latest U-turn, critics declare
275 Comments
GB News halts for ‘breaking news' as Yvette Cooper issues statement after huge U-turn
2 Comments
Amazon Is Losing Money as Shoppers Are Canceling Prime For This Clever HackOnline Shopping Tools | Sponsored Sponsored
Undo
Moment Rachel Reeves is torn to shreds over grooming gangs U-turn
353 Comments
Kemi Badenoch slams grooming gang cover ups as one of Britain's 'biggest scandals'
10 Comments
Neuropathy is not from Low vitamin B. Meet the Real Enemy of Neuropathy (Stop Doing This)Health Insight Journal | Sponsored Sponsored
Learn More
Undo
Shocking grooming gangs cover-up exposed as ‘Pakistani' Tippexed out on form
205 Comments
Grooming gang victim's outrage as bombshell report published - 'sacrificed for votes!'
284 Comments
This Cooling Bed Only The Best Dogs DeserveDog Health Foundation | Sponsored Sponsored
Learn More
Undo
Keir Starmer under fire as he faces fresh grooming gang bombshell
534 Comments
Three men in 'grooming gang' trial deny raping Rotherham schoolgirl
Comments
Is Your Gut Sabotaging Your Blood Sugar? New Report for Over 45sGlucoVita Pure Supplement | Sponsored Sponsored
Learn More
Undo
Diane Abbott sparks fury with debunked grooming gangs claim
45 Comments
Keir Starmer's overdue rape gangs U-turn must be first step in listening to working class
12 Comments
3 Stocks That Could Rise 20-fold By 2029Oxford Club | Sponsored Sponsored
Undo
GB News heartbreak as grooming gang victim bursts into tears live on air
5 Comments
Nigel Farage issues huge warning to Keir Starmer over grooming gang probe
3 Comments
Cooling Bed Made For Dogs Who Are FamilyDog Health Foundation | Sponsored Sponsored
Learn More
Undo
MPs gear up for abortion battle with claims changes would allow termination up to birth
1 Comments
Labour minister left squirming in tense GMB grilling as she begs ‘forgive me'
Comments
The key parts of the Casey Review into grooming gangs and a culture of denial
47 Comments
Report finds asylum seekers involved in 'significant' number of grooming gang cases
153 Comments
Kemi Badenoch skewers Keir Starmer with three-word slap down over grooming gangs
535 Comments
How NHS and councils covered up grooming gangs scandal with sickening move
1 Comments
Grooming gang raped girl, 13, and told her it was a 'birthday present'
17 Comments
Jess Phillips ridiculed as she blames Liz Truss for 'starting' abuse over grooming gangs
55 Comments
Keir Starmer must apologise to grooming gang victims after latest U-turn, critics declare
275 Comments
GB News halts for ‘breaking news' as Yvette Cooper issues statement after huge U-turn
2 Comments
Moment Rachel Reeves is torn to shreds over grooming gangs U-turn
353 Comments
Kemi Badenoch slams grooming gang cover ups as one of Britain's 'biggest scandals'
10 Comments
Shocking grooming gangs cover-up exposed as ‘Pakistani' Tippexed out on form
205 Comments
Grooming gang victim's outrage as bombshell report published - 'sacrificed for votes!'
284 Comments
Keir Starmer under fire as he faces fresh grooming gang bombshell
534 Comments
Don't miss... Grooming gang raped girl, 13, and told her it was a 'birthday present' [LATEST]
“Then you can see over a long period of time that there have been lots of initiatives, lots of reviews, lots of this, lots of that, lots of reports, and yet it doesn’t feel like it’s come to anything.
Asked by presenter Victoria Derbyshire if she was angry, Baroness Casey replied: “Yeah, I am. I’m raging, actually, on behalf of the victims.
“It’s been awful to realise that as a society we still don’t see these girls as girls, we want to see them as wayward teenagers that are making difficult choices in their lives, that our rape laws don’t seem to protect them. That was something I discovered in Rotherham.”
Sponsored
Better Finances | Sponsored Sponsored
Learn More
Seniors Born 1941-1979 Receive 7 Benefits If They Ask
Undo
Don't miss... The key parts of the Casey Review into grooming gangs and a culture of denial [LATEST]
Trending
SUBSCRIBE Invalid email
We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy
In her report, Baroness Casey said officials feared being called racist if they spoke out against Asian or Pakistani grooming gangs.
It added: “Blindness, ignorance, prejudice, defensiveness and even good but misdirected intentions all play a part in a collective failure to properly deter and prosecute offenders or to protect children from harm.”
Asylum seekers and foreign nationals were linked to a “significant proportion” of live grooming gang cases, the review found. An entire chapter of the Casey Review, called “Denial”, revealed how public bodies used “flawed data” to dismiss claims about “Asian grooming gangs as sensationalised, biased or untrue”.
DON'T MISS
Powered by
Keir Starmer must apologise to grooming gang victims after latest U-turn, critics declare
275 Comments
GB News halts for ‘breaking news' as Yvette Cooper issues statement after huge U-turn
2 Comments
Moment Rachel Reeves is torn to shreds over grooming gangs U-turn
353 Comments
Kemi Badenoch slams grooming gang cover ups as one of Britain's 'biggest scandals'
10 Comments
Shocking grooming gangs cover-up exposed as ‘Pakistani' Tippexed out on form
205 Comments
Grooming gang victim's outrage as bombshell report published - 'sacrificed for votes!'
284 Comments
Keir Starmer under fire as he faces fresh grooming gang bombshell
534 Comments
Three men in 'grooming gang' trial deny raping Rotherham schoolgirl
Comments
Diane Abbott sparks fury with debunked grooming gangs claim
45 Comments
Keir Starmer's overdue rape gangs U-turn must be first step in listening to working class
12 Comments
GB News heartbreak as grooming gang victim bursts into tears live on air
5 Comments
Nigel Farage issues huge warning to Keir Starmer over grooming gang probe
3 Comments
MPs gear up for abortion battle with claims changes would allow termination up to birth
1 Comments
Labour minister left squirming in tense GMB grilling as she begs ‘forgive me'
Comments
Experts Urge Seniors With Muscle Loss To Take This Key Nutrient DailyNative Creatine | Sponsored Sponsored
Learn More
Undo
The key parts of the Casey Review into grooming gangs and a culture of denial
47 Comments
Report finds asylum seekers involved in 'significant' number of grooming gang cases
153 Comments
No More Finger Pricks! Seniors Are Switching to This Easy Glucose MonitorGlucose Monitor | Sponsored Sponsored
Learn More
Undo
Kemi Badenoch skewers Keir Starmer with three-word slap down over grooming gangs
535 Comments
How NHS and councils covered up grooming gangs scandal with sickening move
1 Comments
This Drugstore Dark Spot Corrector Actually WorksVibriance | Sponsored Sponsored
Learn More
Undo
Grooming gang raped girl, 13, and told her it was a 'birthday present'
17 Comments
Jess Phillips ridiculed as she blames Liz Truss for 'starting' abuse over grooming gangs
55 Comments
Chelsea Clinton, 45, Shows Her Huge Size In New PhotosApp Cute | Sponsored Sponsored
Undo
Keir Starmer must apologise to grooming gang victims after latest U-turn, critics declare
275 Comments
GB News halts for ‘breaking news' as Yvette Cooper issues statement after huge U-turn
2 Comments
Mature Singles, 50+ UsersInstantalks | Sponsored Sponsored
Read More
Undo
Moment Rachel Reeves is torn to shreds over grooming gangs U-turn
353 Comments
Kemi Badenoch slams grooming gang cover ups as one of Britain's 'biggest scandals'
10 Comments
Adam Lambert, 43, Takes off His Makeup and Leaves Us Without WordsJournalADay | Sponsored Sponsored
Undo
Shocking grooming gangs cover-up exposed as ‘Pakistani' Tippexed out on form
205 Comments
Grooming gang victim's outrage as bombshell report published - 'sacrificed for votes!'
284 Comments
Dermatologist Says "Throw Away Your Regular Bedsheets Right Now, Here's Why"Miracle Sheets | Sponsored Sponsored
Learn More
Undo
Keir Starmer under fire as he faces fresh grooming gang bombshell
534 Comments
Three men in 'grooming gang' trial deny raping Rotherham schoolgirl
Comments
Seniors Born 1939-1969 Receive 9 Benefits This Month If They AskMillies List | Sponsored Sponsored
Learn More
Undo
Diane Abbott sparks fury with debunked grooming gangs claim
45 Comments
Keir Starmer's overdue rape gangs U-turn must be first step in listening to working class
12 Comments
Why Are People Snapping up This New Flag Wreath?Mulinla | Sponsored Sponsored
Learn More
Undo
GB News heartbreak as grooming gang victim bursts into tears live on air
5 Comments
Nigel Farage issues huge warning to Keir Starmer over grooming gang probe
3 Comments
Play Chess on Your PC, FreePlay Classic Chess | Sponsored Sponsored
Install Now
Undo
MPs gear up for abortion battle with claims changes would allow termination up to birth
1 Comments
Labour minister left squirming in tense GMB grilling as she begs ‘forgive me'
Comments
The key parts of the Casey Review into grooming gangs and a culture of denial
47 Comments
Report finds asylum seekers involved in 'significant' number of grooming gang cases
153 Comments
Kemi Badenoch skewers Keir Starmer with three-word slap down over grooming gangs
535 Comments
How NHS and councils covered up grooming gangs scandal with sickening move
1 Comments
Grooming gang raped girl, 13, and told her it was a 'birthday present'
17 Comments
Jess Phillips ridiculed as she blames Liz Truss for 'starting' abuse over grooming gangs
55 Comments
Keir Starmer must apologise to grooming gang victims after latest U-turn, critics declare
275 Comments
GB News halts for ‘breaking news' as Yvette Cooper issues statement after huge U-turn
2 Comments
Moment Rachel Reeves is torn to shreds over grooming gangs U-turn
353 Comments
Kemi Badenoch slams grooming gang cover ups as one of Britain's 'biggest scandals'
10 Comments
Shocking grooming gangs cover-up exposed as ‘Pakistani' Tippexed out on form
205 Comments
Grooming gang victim's outrage as bombshell report published - 'sacrificed for votes!'
284 Comments
Keir Starmer under fire as he faces fresh grooming gang bombshell
534 Comments
Historic Figures Who Were Actually PhotographedGloriousa
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Your Brain’s Favorite WorkoutPlay Classic Chess
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
MD: Building Muscle After 60 Comes Down To This 1 ThingApex Labs
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Enlarged Prostate Has Nothing to Do with Age. Just Stop Doing This One Common Thing!Health Benefits
Undo
by Taboola by Taboola
Sponsored Links Sponsored Links
Promoted Links Promoted Links
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper apologised, on behalf of the Government, to victims of the grooming gangs scandal.
She and Sir Keir Starmer have also performed a U-turn to set up a national sex gangs inquiry, having previously said they would just establish local ones.
Ms Cooper told Parliament on Monday: “To the victims and survivors of sexual exploitation and grooming gangs, on behalf of this and past governments and the many public authorities who let you down, I want to reiterate an unequivocal apology for the unimaginable pain and suffering you have suffered and the failure of our country’s institutions through decades to prevent that harm and keep you safe.”