"A third abuse survivor has resigned from their role in the government's inquiry into grooming gangs. "Elizabeth" - not her real name - joined Fiona Goddard and Ellie-Ann Reynolds, who quit the inquiry's victims and survivors liaison panel on Monday in protest. In her resignation letter, Elizabeth said the process felt like "a cover-up" and had "created a toxic environment for survivors". Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips has denied claims of a cover-up and insisted her government was "committed to exposing the failures""
"Ms Goddard said the chair should not have a background in policing or social work, arguing those services had "contributed most to the cover-up of the national mass rape and trafficking of children". In her resignation letter, Ms Reynolds wrote that having "establishment insiders representing the very systems that failed us" as potential chairs was a conflict of interest. She also said the "final turning point" in her decision to quit was a move to widen the inquiry"
Three abuse survivors—'Elizabeth' (pseudonym), Fiona Goddard and Ellie-Ann Reynolds—resigned from the government's victims and survivors liaison panel for the grooming gangs inquiry. Resignations cited a perceived cover-up, a toxic environment for survivors, and lack of genuine understanding of the scandal. Concerns included shortlisted chair candidates with policing or social work backgrounds, seen as conflicts of interest because those services allegedly contributed to systemic failures. One potential chair, former social worker Annie Hudson, withdrew after media coverage. Former deputy chief constable Jim Gamble met survivors to listen to perspectives. The Safeguarding Minister denied a cover-up and affirmed commitment to exposing failures.
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