Following months of delays and disagreements, the national inquiry into grooming gangs is moving forward.

The Home Secretary today (Tuesday, December 9) announced former children’s commissioner Baroness Anne Longfield as the Chair of the inquiry and clarified some of the terms of reference of the investigation. But what does it mean for Oldham ?

The borough has long been a part of the debate around how to handle historic sexual exploitation. The government initially rejected a request from the council to launch a full statutory inquiry, instead promising to help fund a new local inquiry earlier this year.

Following a government U-turn in June, the town hall said it was left ‘in the dark’ about where it stood within the newly announced national inquiry , and what to do with the loc

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