Grooming gang survivors feel ‘betrayed and distressed’ after victims panel is axed

Fiona Goddard said survivors were ‘really mad’ the panel was axed (Picture: Lucy North/PA Wire)

Survivors of the grooming gangs scandal feel ‘disrespected’ and ‘voiceless’ after the victims panel at the heart of the inquiry was scrapped by the government, Metro can reveal.

The victims and survivors liaison panel was shelved by the Home Office in January, a month after survivors criticised the appointment of then Labour peer Anne Longfield as chair of the future inquiry.

The decision to disband the panel...