Petition · past parliament

Begin a full public inquiry in to the Telford child sexual abuse.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

A full and open, public inquiry is needed to find out the failings of police, and local government services that were meant to protect the many, many you girl abused I'm the Telford grooming scandal.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

There is already an Independent Inquiry on Child Sexual Abuse.

The Inquiry has announced that it is considering information from Telford and Wrekin Council as part of its investigation.

You can find out more about the Inquiry here:

https://www.iicsa.org.uk/

Timeline

13 Mar 2018 Petition opened for signatures
9 Jul 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Jul 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.