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HANSARDSouthport AttackThe right hon. Member refers to the attack on Sir David Amess, who I regard as a friend, as I know he does—Sir David was a great loss to this House. The Government did not publish…21 Jan 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackMy hon. Friend makes an important point. The families and all the people across Southport and the country need the truth. They need answers about what happened and what went so…21 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseThe hon. Gentleman is right to talk about the child sexual exploitation and abuse that takes place in every corner of the United Kingdom. Obviously, on the issues that involve…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseWhat we need to do is to ensure that the crimes are investigated and that there is proper follow-up in those areas where things have gone badly wrong—and we know that there are…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseMy hon. Friend is exactly right. Wherever there are serious problems or failings and it is believed that local inquiries are needed, we want those areas to be able to conduct the…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseThese are the most vile crimes, against teenagers, children and young girls. Very often they involve sadistic abuse, rape and the most appalling trauma that can last for many…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseLast Monday, I set out the actions this Government are taking to tackle the terrible crimes of child sexual exploitation and abuse, including mandatory reporting, a new victims…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI thank my hon. Friend for her questions. To go through them in turn, we will set out before Easter the timetable for taking forward the work around all the recommendations from…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI welcome the hon. Member’s points on this extremely serious issue. He is right that many victims and survivors need a proper police investigation to go after the perpetrators,…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI thank my hon. Friend for his question. I know this is an area on which he does a lot of work. He is right that the purpose of a national audit by Baroness Casey is to identify…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseMy hon. Friend is right to raise those important points, and I know that she has worked on this issue for many years. One of the things we need to do is strengthen the law in this…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseOn the right hon. Lady’s first point, she is right that reports were often not listened to and not followed up. In some areas, what that means is that although recommendations…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseThe strongest protection for victims continues to be through police investigations, and of course the police have full powers to pursue investigations wheresoever they may be…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseMy hon. Friend is right to raise this point. In fact, it was one of the issues raised as part of the independent inquiry’s two-year review of child exploitation. The review…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseIt is obviously really important to ensure that there is independent scrutiny. The hon. Member will be aware that the inquiry in Rotherham led by Baroness Louise Casey used…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI can assure the hon. Member that we are already taking forward some of the recommendations. Some will be in legislation and will take time to pass through Parliament, because…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI thank my hon. Friend for that incredibly important point, and also for the shocking and disturbing story she has told of victims continuing to be silenced, having already been…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseMy hon. Friend is right that we need to ensure proper follow-up where there are recommendations. There have been over 500 different recommendations, predominantly around child…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseAs the right hon. Gentleman knows, the importance of any independent inquiry is the independence of the decisions made by the chair about how it should be pursued. The inquiry led…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI agree. These terrible crimes have been ignored for too long. There are currently 127 major police operations under way on child sexual exploitation and gang grooming, across 29…16 Jan 2025