Ex-children’s commissioner Anne Longfield to chair grooming gangs inquiry
Lady Longfield named as chair of national inquiry after long-delayed searchUK politics live – latest updatesThe former children’s commissioner and Labour peer Anne Longfield will chair the national grooming gangs inquiry.Her appointment is to be announced by the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood,...
<p>Lady Longfield named as chair of national inquiry after long-delayed search</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/09/labour-conservatives-reform-lib-dems-brexit-covid-uk-politics-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The former children’s commissioner and Labour peer Anne Longfield will chair the national grooming gangs inquiry.</p><p>Her appointment is to be announced by the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, after a long-delayed search during which some victims quit the inquiry’s advisory panel amid disagreements over the chair appointment.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/09/ex-childrens-commissioner-anne-longfield-to-chair-grooming-gangs-inquiry">Continue reading...</a>
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