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Today, Baroness Casey tells Newscast that the judge in the case of two boys who were spared jail after being found guilty of rape was "wrong". The boys were not given custodial sentences following their convictions for raping two girls in separate attacks in 2025 and 2024. Speaking to Adam and Alex at the Hay Festival, Louise Casey also discusses her career at the helm of some the UK鈥檚 biggest inquiries and reviews, including the ongoing adult social care commission and last year鈥檚 grooming gangs report. For information and support on the issues raised in this podcast you can visit 麻豆社 Action Line /actionline/ You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the 麻豆社, listen on 麻豆社 Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the 麻豆社. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris. The social producer was Gabriel Purcell-Davies. The technical producers were Lewis Allsopp and Darren Wardrobe. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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