Everything you need to know about the grooming gangs chair announcement

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced former children’s commissioner Baroness Anne Longfield as the new Chair of the national grooming gang inquiry. The news comes after two previous Chair candidates stepped down after a backlash by a number of survivors who had been advising the government.

Oldham will no longer hold a local inquiry, but will be 'prioritised' as part of the full inquiry. The national investigation will come with stronger powers to compel witnesses and demand documents from authorities such as the council or police. Baroness Longfield is expected to visit the borough in the New Year to meet survivors and partners locally.

The announcements came as part of a discussion in the Commons that pres

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