Child grooming

What Scotland's new grooming gangs inquiry will investigate

Scotland’s grooming gangs inquiry, chaired by Professor Alexis Jay, begins November 11 to examine child sexual abuse, exploitation and state failings

Scotland's blind spot on grooming gangs laid bare by watchdogs in damning report

'Women raising concerns about children's safety have been dismissed and talked down to for as long as there have been institutions to do the dismissing'

'Women raising concerns about children's safety have been dismissed and talked down to for as long as there have been institutions to do the dismissing'

'The real scandal is how long it took for these women and victims to be believed'

'To be led by child sexual abuse expert Prof Alexis Jay, it will not go over the same ground as the ongoing Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry'

'To be led by child sexual abuse expert Prof Alexis Jay, it will not go over the same ground as the ongoing Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry'

SNP shift on grooming inquiry must open the door to wider scrutiny

Angela Constance has been accused of misleading parliament in a grooming gangs row.

Angela Constance has been accused of misleading parliament in a grooming gangs row.

'We need to move on': SNP minister backs Constance over grooming gangs row

John Swinney behind a conveyor belt loaded with announcements and plans

John Swinney behind a conveyor belt loaded with announcements and plans

Angela Constance

Is Scotland’s grooming-gang review just the latest SNP announceable?

John Swinney and Angela Constance

John Swinney and Angela Constance

Swinney rejects calls for probe into Constance as grooming-gangs row deepens

Justice Secretary Angela Constance (left) and Minister for Education and Skills, Jenny Gilruth (right), listen as First Minister John Swinney (centre) speaks during a Youth Violence Summit

Justice Secretary Angela Constance (left) and Minister for Education and Skills, Jenny Gilruth (right), listen as First Minister John Swinney (centre) speaks during a Youth Violence Summit

Angela Constance

Tories accuse Constance of ‘lying’ as they weigh vote of no confidence in minister

First Minister John Swinney arrives with Justice Minister Angela Constance

First Minister John Swinney arrives with Justice Minister Angela Constance

Angela Constance

Justice Secretary 'misrepresented' abuse expert during Holyrood grooming gang debate

The UK Government has been urged to tackle tech abuse.

The UK Government has been urged to tackle tech abuse.

More than 3,000 online grooming crimes in Scotland in last five years

Demand for a Scottish inquiry into grooming gangs is 'political point scoring'.

Demand for a Scottish inquiry into grooming gangs is 'political point scoring'.

SNP minister condemns 'political point scoring' over grooming gangs inquiry

There have been arguments over how to protect children.

There have been arguments over how to protect children.

Cynical political point scoring will not protect our children

Joani Reid has accused the SNP of wilful blindness

Joani Reid has accused the SNP of wilful blindness

Labour MP accuses SNP of 'wilful blindness' over grooming gangs inquiry block

Glasgow Sheriff Court

Glasgow Sheriff Court

Teacher who preyed on girls at Glasgow school avoids jail

Child grooming was reported in The Herald more than 25-years ago (picture posed by model)

Child grooming was reported in The Herald more than 25-years ago (picture posed by model)

I uncovered grooming gangs here in 2002: nothing was done. We need an inquiry now