Offences against Children: Convictions
Commons · Question 51195 · Tabled 9 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 20 May 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of grooming gang convictions since 2005 have involved perpetrators born outside the UK.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 20 May 2025
The Government takes the issue of child sexual exploitation extremely seriously and is committed to ensuring that all perpetrators are brought to justice, regardless of their background.It is not possible to identify an offender’s place of birth, or wheth...