Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to commission an independent grooming gang inquiry to identify and understand the prevalence of child grooming in Scotland.
Petitioner: Mandy McGurk
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 07 October 2025
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SPICe Briefing (123KB, pdf) posted 10 November 2025
14 January 2026: The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.
Official Report of Meeting 14 January 2026
PE2190/A: Scottish Government written submission, 23 November 2025 (123KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2025
PE2190/B: Petitioner written submission, 20 December 2025 (107KB, pdf) posted 06 January 2026