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Recording Historic & Present Crimes of Sexual Exploitation against Sikh Females.

Sikh National Inquiry

All responses are strictly confidential, handled by experienced staff

Inquiry Questionnaire Form

Full name (optional)

Email (optional – for follow-up, if needed)

Postcode

May we contact you with follow-up questions

Yes

Do you support a UK-wide statutory inquiry into the sexual exploitation of Sikh girls and women?

Yes

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May your submission be quoted in the final report? (all quotes will be anonymised unless you give explicit consent)

Yes

Would you be willing to provide oral testimony (in person or online)?

Yes

Possibly / Need more information

Do you believe the experiences of Sikh girls and women have been under- researched or under-reported?

Yes

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How did you hear about this Inquiry?

Social media

Community organisation

Gurdwara

Word of mouth

News outlet

Other (please specify)

Are you submitting evidence as a: (select one)

Survivor of grooming, abuse or exploitation

Friend or family member of a survivor

Representative of a Sikh organisation or gurdwara

Public-sector professional (e.g. council, healthcare, police, education)

Elected representative (e.g. MP, councillor)

Organisation representative (charitable, campaigning, media)

Member of the public / wider professional community (e.g. local business, legal professional, journalist

Background

What is your current age?

What is your sex?

Female

Male

Other

Prefer not to say

Do you have any disabilities?

Yes (please describe)

Prefer not to say

What is your current family status? (e.g. single, married, parent)

Do you currently live in the UK?

Yes

Were you born in the UK?

Yes

Abuse Timeline

What year did the abuse begin?

Approximately how long did it continue?

How old were you when it started?

What was your living situation at the time?

With family

In care

Other (please specify)

Were you ever placed in the care of a local authority?

Yes (please name authority)

Location & Movement

Where in the UK did the abuse take place?

Were you taken to other locations for the purpose of abuse

Yes

Perpetrators

Describe the perpetrator(s): (e.g. age, ethnicity, business, occupation)

Were you abused by:

One person

Multiple people

Were you coerced into committing crimes?

Yes (please describe)

Were you given drugs or alcohol?

Yes

Did you become pregnant as a result of the abuse?

Yes

Reporting & Response

Did you seek help at the time?

Yes

Did you report your experience to a public service?

Yes

Describe the process of reporting and what action, if any, was taken.

Did you receive any support from officials?

Yes

What did that support include? Was it adequate? What support did you need?

Legal Action & Evidence

Have you ever taken (or attempted to take) civil action against any individual or public body?

Yes (please describe)

Do you hold any evidence of institutional failure?

Yes

Do you require assistance accessing your legal or case files?

Yes

Have you ever submitted a Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) to any public service regarding your case?

Yes

Religious & Cultural Dynamics

Did the perpetrators ever reference your religion or Sikh identity during the abuse?

Yes (please describe)

Not sure

Prefer not to say

Were your articles of faith or Sikh identity mocked or ridiculed?

Yes (please describe)

Not sure

Prefer not to say

Were you ever led to believe the perpetrator(s) were Sikh?

Yes (please describe)

Not sure

Prefer not to say

Do you believe the perpetrators used cultural taboos (e.g. secrecy around relationships) against you?

Yes (please describe)

Not sure

Prefer not to say

Were you encouraged to report or make allegations against your family?

Yes (please describe)

Not sure

Prefer not to say

Were any extremist ideologies or political causes promoted to you?

Yes (please describe)

Not sure

Prefer not to say

Did the abuse affect your connection to Sikhi (your faith or your relationship with the community)?

Yes (please describe)

Not sure

Were you ever made to feel that the abuse was your fault—by the perpetrators, by officials, or by your community?

Yes (please describe)

Not sure

Final Reflections

What has been the long-term impact of this abuse on your life?

Is there anything else you would like to share with the Inquiry

FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS OF SURVIVORS

What is your relationship to the person whose experience you are sharing

What year did the events take place?

Where in the UK did these events take place?

Can you tell us about the person who was abused?

Please describe the circumstances of their contact with the perpetrator(s) or group involved.

Can you share any details about the individuals or group responsible?

Was this experience ever reported to any public services?

Were you involved in supporting the survivor? If yes, what kind of support did you provide?

Do you have any information about possible cover-ups, inaction, or improper conduct by individuals or organisations?

Is there any other information you would like to provide to help the inquiry understand what happened?

Did your family or community believe the survivor at the time?

Yes

Mixed

Prefer not to say

REPRESENTATIVE OF A SIKH ORGANISATION OR GURDWARA

What is the name of your organisation or gurdwara?

What is your role?

Does your organisation work with survivors of grooming, abuse or exploitation? If so, in what capacity?

Are you aware of any attempts by perpetrators to use Sikh identity, religious practice, or cultural expectations to manipulate victims or prevent disclosure?

Have you encountered reports from Sikh girls or women indicating religious or ideological references made during abuse (e.g. faith-based coercion, ridiculing Sikh articles of faith)?

What challenges do Sikh organisations face when addressing these issues? (e.g. stigma, lack of institutional support, safeguarding limitations)

Has your organisation ever reported concerns to statutory services (e.g. police, local authority)? If yes, what was the response?

Do you believe statutory services adequately understand and respond to cases involving Sikh girls and women?

What would you like to see from the UK Government to address these issues?

PUBLIC-SECTOR PROFESSIONALS

Are you a current or former employee of a public service?

Which organisation did you work for, and what were your dates of employment?

Do you believe that this organisation failed one or more Sikh female victims of sexual exploitation?

If yes, please describe the nature of the failure.

Are there any individuals you believe were involved in this failure?Please give their name and role if known

In your experience, what can you tell us about the characteristics of victims?

What can you tell us about perpetrators or groups?

Do you have information about any cover-up or improper practice that you would like to share?

Were you ever discouraged from reporting or acting on concerns involving the abuse or grooming of Sikh girls?

Yes (please describe)

Is there any additional information you'd like the inquiry to consider?

ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Which electoral division did/do you represent?

Which political party did/do you represent (if any)?

What is your understanding of how perpetrators operated in your area?

What is your understanding of the characteristics of victims in your area?

Do you believe local public services had effective measures in place to identify and tackle the issue?

What powers did you have as an elected representative to address this issue?

Do you believe Sikh girls and women were failed in your area?

How could these failings have been prevented? What actions are needed now?

Are there specific individuals you believe were responsible for these failures?

Do you have any information about cover-ups or improper practice that should be shared?

Did you ever raise concerns about the abuse of Sikh girls and feel ignored, dismissed, or unsupported?

Yes (please describe)

Is there anything else you would like to contribute to the inquiry?

ORGANISATION REPRESENTATIVES

What is the name of the organisation you are representing?

Does your organisation work with Sikh survivors of sexual exploitation?

What is your organisation’s understanding of those most likely to be perpetrators?

What is your understanding of the characteristics of victims?

Does your organisation believe there have been systemic failings? If so, please outline these.

What action would you like to see taken at a national level?

Do you have any information on cover-ups or improper practice?

Has your organisation conducted any research or investigations into the abuse of Sikh girls and women?

Yes (please upload or describe)

Is there any new information, not yet publicly known, that your organisation can share?

PUBLIC / OTHER PROFESSIONALS

Please tell us your profession and your reason for contributing to the inquiry.

Is the information you wish to share linked to a particular location or region?

Do you believe you hold information not currently in the public domain?

What is your understanding of the characteristics of perpetrators?

What is your understanding of the characteristics of victims?

Do you believe Sikh victims of sexual exploitation have been failed by authorities

How could this have been prevented? What should happen next?

Do you have any information about cover-ups or improper practice?

Do you believe fear of being seen as discriminatory affected how institutions responded to abuse involving Sikh girls?

Yes (please explain)

Unsure

Is there any further information you wish to provide?

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Recording Historic & Present Crimes of Sexual Exploitation against Sikh Females.

Recording Historic & Present Crimes of Sexual Exploitation against Sikh Females.

Sikh National Inquiry

All responses are strictly confidential, handled by experienced staff

Background

Abuse Timeline

Location & Movement

Perpetrators

Reporting & Response

Legal Action & Evidence

Religious & Cultural Dynamics

Final Reflections

FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS OF SURVIVORS

REPRESENTATIVE OF A SIKH ORGANISATION OR GURDWARA

PUBLIC-SECTOR PROFESSIONALS

ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

ORGANISATION REPRESENTATIVES

PUBLIC / OTHER PROFESSIONALS

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We’ve worked on improving the lives of over 25,000 young people through direct practice.

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