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12 April 2019 | Comment | Podcasts | Article by Alan Collins

Grooming Gangs: a serious issue facing young people


Grooming Gangs: a serious issue facing young people Grooming Gangs: a serious issue facing young people

UK police are dealing with an increasing number of grooming gangs in recent years. Grooming is clearly becoming a big issue that faces social service, police the NHS and government, but more than that, it is terribly damaging to its victims. Alan and Sam discuss this pervasive and destructive trend.

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Author bio

Alan Collins is one of the best known and most experienced solicitors in the field of child abuse litigation and has acted in many high profile cases, including the Jimmy Savile and Haut de la Garenne abuse scandals.  Alan has represented interested parties before public inquiries including the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry, and IICSA (Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse).

Internationally, Alan works in Australia, South East Asia, Uganda, Kenya, and California representing clients in high profile sexual abuse cases. Alan also spoke at the Third Regional Workshop on Justice for Children in East Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok hosted by Unicef and HCCH (Hague Conference on Private International Law).

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