The UK Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, says she accepts the findings of the first phase of the Southport Inquiry and acknowledges that “failures” occurred that contributed to the outcome of the attack in Southport. According to the inquiry, the killings of girls could have been prevented through improvements to the systems and processes involved, and Mahmood has pledged to act on those conclusions. She states that the Government will “right the wrongs” identified by the investigation and will take steps to address the problems outlined by the inquiry. Mahmood also says she is accepting the inquiry’s recommendations in full, indicating that the Government will follow through on the proposed changes rather than selectively adopting parts of them. Her position is that reforms are aimed at strengthening public protection and reducing the risk of similar incidents. Both reports describe her commitment to implementing the inquiry’s recommendations and emphasize that her response is tied directly to the identified failures and their role in the events following the attack.