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Grooming gangs scandal: Police officer who blew whistle in Rochdale speaks out on latest government action

Maggie Oliver, who turned whistle blower over the Rochdale grooming scandal, speaks to Susan Griffin for the first time since Home secretary Yvette Cooper's announcement of new inquiries

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Feb 27, 2025
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Maggie Oliver

A former police officer and whistle blower is urging the government to get on with implementing the recommendations made by a previous inquiry into grooming gangs.

In her first interview since the Home Secretary made the commitment for new localised inquiries into grooming gang scandals, Maggie Oliver, who was instrumental in exposing the R…

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