Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Operation Augusta - Feb 5
Thursday, 6 February 2020 08:52
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):...A final point on
resources is that a number of requests have been made for the Home
Office to do serious research into grooming. My hon. Friend the
Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) recently asked that of the
Home Office, both by letter and on the Floor of the House. It is a
mistake to think that the grooming of children, as described
in the report, is the same as paedophile rings. The Home Office has
done good research on paedophile...Request free trial
(Blackley and Broughton)
(Lab):...A final point on resources is that a number of requests
have been made for the Home Office to do serious research into
grooming. My hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham () recently asked that of the
Home Office, both by letter and on the Floor of the House. It is a
mistake to think that the grooming of children, as described
in the report, is the same as paedophile rings. The Home Office has
done good research on paedophile rings. They are understood by the
police and the Home Office, which know how to disrupt them.
However, very little research has been done on grooming gangs. For
instance, we do not know whether there are “Mr Bigs” behind the
gangs at a national level or whether the cases represent major
crime or decentralised local activity. That is important for our
understanding; if it is major crime, organised on a national and
international basis like drug crime, the National Crime Agency should be involved in
disrupting that activity. I would be grateful if the Minister
explained when the Home Office will fund and sponsor research into
grooming gangs...
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