Extract from oral
answer (Lords) on Former Chief Constables: Gross
Misconduct
(GP): I will
follow on from the good idea of the noble Lord, , about having a police
ombudsman. In their original Answer to this, the Government
rather washed their hands of the whole issue of Police and Crime
Commissioners which did not seem appropriate, as
this Government set them up and put in the rules, parameters and
laws—rather poorly, I think, but they did so. It is therefore
wrong to throw away all feelings of guilt after things have gone
wrong.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office () (Con): My Lords, as
the noble Baroness is aware, we have conducted a two-part review
of PCCs. The second part is due to be enacted
soon...
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Extract from Commons
statement on Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse:
Report
(Vauxhall) (Lab/Co-op):
The Home Secretary stated that the inquiry rightly demands proper
leadership and governance when it comes to the protection of
children. Another area that demands proper leadership, and where
protection is needed, is child criminal exploitation. Sadly, a
number of young children who are criminally exploited are
sexually exploited as well. Girls are used by criminal gangs.
They are gang raped multiple times and asked to perform sexual
acts. When those girls report that to the police, they are viewed
as gang members; they are not treated as victims. Does the Home
Secretary agree that if we are to treat those girls as victims,
we need a proper statutory definition of child criminal
exploitation?
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (): Child sexual
exploitation is abhorrent, and this is part of our response in
stamping it out. Since the inquiry published its final report, we
have published our Victims and Prisoners Bill, which places new
duties on local commissioners to commission sexual violence
services according to need, including for children. When the Bill
becomes an Act, there will be new powers and strengthened
opportunities to enable Police and Crime
Commissioners to respond to particular needs in
their areas, such as the issues that the hon. Member raises.
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