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Accountability tracker

Institutions are judged here by one thing: did they do what they said, by when they said. Each milestone shows the promised date, the owner, and a primary source for the promise. Counters update daily.

National audit on group-based CSE delivered

met

Owner: Baroness Casey / Home Office · Promised: June 2025 · Delivered:

Commissioned January 2025 as a rapid audit; published 16 June 2025.

Source: National Audit (gov.uk)

Inquiry chair and panel appointed

met

Owner: Home Office · Promised: · Delivered:

Baroness Anne Longfield appointed chair, with panellists Zoë Billingham and Eleanor Kelly.

Source: Inquiry — chair and panel

Terms of reference published

met

Owner: Home Office · Promised: · Delivered:

Final terms of reference published on gov.uk following consultation with victims and survivors.

Source: Terms of reference (gov.uk)

Statutory inquiry formally established

met

Owner: Statutory Inquiry / Home Office · Promised: · Delivered:

Formal setting-up date under section 5 of the Inquiries Act 2005.

Source: Terms of reference (gov.uk)

Local-area selection criteria published

met

Owner: Statutory Inquiry · Promised:

The terms of reference required the criteria within three months of the setting-up date.

Source: Inquiry — local investigations

First local investigations under way — Oldham; Bradford & Keighley; London

met

Owner: Statutory Inquiry · Promised: June 2026

The first three local investigation areas were announced in June 2026, with more to follow.

Source: Inquiry — local investigations

Operation Beaconport–Inquiry memorandum of understanding

pending

Owner: NCA / Statutory Inquiry · Promised:

due in 81 days

The terms of reference require a joint MoU within six months of the setting-up date — by 13 October 2026.

Source: Terms of reference (gov.uk)

Mandatory reporting duty in force

pending

Owner: Home Office · Due during 2026

The duty to report child sexual abuse was enacted in the Crime and Policing Act 2026; a commencement date has not yet been announced.

Source: Crime and Policing Act 2026 factsheet (gov.uk)

Child Protection Authority: consultation response and delivery plan

pending

Owner: Home Office / DfE · Promised: September 2026

The government committed to respond by summer 2026 with a plan to establish the new authority recommended by IICSA.

Source: CPA consultation (gov.uk)

Inquiry final report submitted to the Home Secretary

pending

Owner: Statutory Inquiry · Promised:

due in 981 days

The terms of reference set a hard deadline: the final report must be submitted by 31 March 2029.

Source: Terms of reference (gov.uk)

How statuses work

Met means delivered by the promised date on the evidence of the cited source. Missed means the date passed without delivery. Pending means the deadline is in the future — or no delivery evidence has been published yet. When a pending deadline passes, its counter turns into days overdue and stays on this page until it is met.

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