PETITIONOpenPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Fund extensive support for victims of grooming gangs
Fund: At least 12 months of fully-funded specialist trauma therapy Access to funded therapeutic retreats Ring-fenced personal funding (housing, debt, education, etc.) Oversight by an independent Survivors’ Panel with real power Automatic, non-means-tested support via a dedicated national fund
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
194
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 194/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 194/100,000
Background
Thousands of UK children were raped and trafficked by grooming gangs while authorities failed to protect them. Inquiries (Rotherham, Telford, Rochdale etc.) exposed systemic betrayal. Survivors now face lifelong severe PTSD, yet most get little or no specialist help and wait years for inadequate therapy. The state failed them once — it must not fail them again. Only the government can create a dedicated fund to guarantee proper care.