Research on the “characteristics” of grooming gangs is to be published by the government following a U-turn. In response to a Freedom of Information (FoI) request by The Independent, the Home Office previously said releasing the paper would not be in the “public interest” in February. The response sparked a government petition that has so far been signed by almost 126,000 people demanding the “release of the official research on grooming gangs undertaken by the government in full”. It’s a National Disgrace that the whole thing was allowed to happen, it’s a National Disgrace that it has been covered up for so long. This needs Sorted. The Government needs to Protect our Children.