Expert Provides Data on Islamist Links to Abuse

Report Admits Obfuscation of Perpetrators’ Identities

Ironically, the 197-page report, commissioned by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in January 2025, acknowledges that “questions about ethnicity have been asked but dodged for years.” It laments that “the ethnicity of perpetrators is shied away from and is still not recorded for two-thirds of perpetrators.”

“Instead of examination, we have seen obfuscation,” Casey admits. “This does no one any favours at all, and least of all those in the Asian, Pakistani or Muslim communities who needlessly suffer as those with malicious intent use this obfuscation to sow and spread hatred.”

Casey also cites a 2015 review by the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children’s Partnership, which specifically “recommends further research into why a significant proportion of people convicted were of ‘Pakistani and/or Muslim heritage.’” The review suggested that “relevant government departments should research why this is the case, in order to guide prevention strategies.”

Despite this, her report mentions “Islam” only once, “Muslims” nineteen times, and “Asian” 116 times. Most of the references to “Muslims” are bibliographical or references to Muslim women and children.