Find Out Now interviewed 1,417 GB adults on 27th August 2025, and produced a sample of 1,065 respondents which is representative by Age, Region, Gender, and 2024 GE. Find Out Now is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.

Full data tables can be found here

Survey results

1) In June the British Government announced they would launch a national inquiry into the “grooming gangs” scandal, where predominantly Pakistani men engaged in the organised sexual exploitation and rape of under-age girls, with local authorities failing to react.

Would you support or oppose automatically deporting foreign nationals resident in the UK, who have been convicted of organised child sexual exploitation and rape?

• Support: 78%
• Oppose: 3%
• Don’t know: 19%

2) There are proposals that if someone convicted of organised child sexual exploitation and rape was a dual national (citizen of both the UK and another country), they should have their British citizenship revoked and then be deported.

Would you support or oppose this proposal?

• Support: 72%
• Oppose: 6%
• Don’t know: 22%

3) There are concerns that some people within involved communities were aware of exploitation taking place but did not report it to the authorities.

Would you support or oppose deporting foreign nationals who, while not involved themselves, were aware that a family member was participating in the organised child sexual exploitation and rape, but failed to report it to the authorities?

• Support: 60%
• Oppose: 9%
• Don’t know: 31%