Rejected petition Bring criminal charges against officials who failed to act on the grooming gangs

We call on the Government to launch independent criminal investigations into police officers, government officials, and social workers who failed to act on grooming gang crimes despite having knowledge of the abuse.

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Prosecute individuals where there is evidence of criminal negligence or misconduct.

Implement systemic safeguards to prevent such failures from happening again.

Justice demands that no one is above the law. Those who failed to protect vulnerable children must face legal consequences.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Decisions about prosecutions are for the police and Crown Prosecution Service not the UK Government or Parliament.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the Government to set out how individuals will be held to account through grooming gangs inquiry: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/731006

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 1 August 2025
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