Called for by Tony Lloyd, and chaired by Ann Coffey MP, the Coffey Inquiry is looking into the issue of child sexual exploitation.
The inquiry will speak to agencies, experts, victims and their families, as well as drawing together the range of reports published on specific cases and the broader issue of child sexual exploitation. Where possible, evidence will be heard in public. The inquiry will then report back with recommendations on how agencies can work better together to respond effectively to the issue.
Ann Coffey is asking local people to talk to her about what needs to be done to help communities, the police and other services to better protect our young people:
“In Greater Manchester, we have all been horrified by the sexual exploitation of young girls in our community by groups of men.
I have been asked by Tony Lloyd, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester, to look into what changes the police and other services have made to better protect children throughout Greater Manchester since the Rochdale victims first came forward and at what more needs to be done.
One of the key concerns from victims and their families was that they felt that they were not listened to and were not taken seriously.
I am interested in hearing from Greater Manchester victims, their families, young people, schools, faith and church groups and the wider community about what you think needs to be done to help communities, the police and other services to better protect our young people.
Please write to me at [email protected] or by letter to Ann Coffey MP, House of Commons, Westminster, SW1A OAA.
Yours Faithfully, Ann Coffey
MP for Stockport and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Runaway and Missing Children and Adults”
For further information, visit: www.gmpcc.org.uk/down-to-business/coffey-inquiry/