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: Closed
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
11 March 2026: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders. In closing the petition, the Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 11 March 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
PE2190/C: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills written submission, 2 March 2026 (228KB, pdf) posted 03 March 2026
PE2190/D: Petitioner written submission, 3 March 2026 (96KB, pdf) posted 04 March 2026
PE2190/E: Anonymous written submission, 10 March 2026 (100KB, pdf) posted 13 March 2026