June 17, 2026 – A Rape Gang Inquiry Report claims mostly Pakistani grooming gangs operated in 149 UK local authority areas since the 1950’s

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Inquiry highlights Britain’s treatment of grooming gangs as a series of local scandals when they were actually a national phenomenon

An independent report into group-based child sexual exploitation has claimed that organised grooming networks operated in at least 149 local authority areas across the United Kingdom, raising fresh questions about the true scale of the abuse and whether it was treated for too long as a series of isolated scandals rather than a national problem.

The findings were published by the non-statutory Rape Gang Inquiry, a separate initiative established by campaigners and parliamentarians. Its executive summary argues that organised abuse networks operated across a far wider geographical area than previously acknowledged, with victims allegedly trafficked between towns and cities over several decades.

The report’s authors contend that public attention has often focused on a handful of high-profile cases in places such as Rotherham, Rochdale and Telford, while failing to recognise what they describe as a much broader pattern of offending across the country.

Why the Inquiry Says the Problem Was National

According to the report, evidence gathered from court records, witness testimonies and previous investigations suggests organised exploitation occurred in at least 149 local authority districts.

The inquiry argues that offenders frequently operated across local authority boundaries, moving victims between different towns and cities and exploiting weaknesses in communication between police forces, social services and other agencies.

Its authors claim this allowed abuse networks to avoid detection for extended periods and contributed to repeated safeguarding failures. The report describes grooming gangs as a national issue rather than a collection of disconnected local scandals.

However, the figure of 149 local authority areas has not been independently verified by the government’s ongoing statutory inquiry, which is continuing to gather evidence using its formal investigative powers. (Read more: International Business Times, 6/16/2026)  (Archive)

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