Extract from Commons Urgent Question on Violence Against Women and Girls: Police Response - Sep 22
Thursday, 23 September 2021 07:18
Karin Smyth (Bristol South) (Lab): Violence against women and girls
needs to be treated in much the same way as terrorism and county
lines. It is about resources. It cannot be left to local forces and
Police and Crime Commissioners What conversations is the Minister
having, if this is a priority, with Police and Crime Commissioners
to ensure that they deliver on the agenda? The Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Rachel Maclean):
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(Bristol
South) (Lab): Violence against women and girls needs to be treated
in much the same way as terrorism and county lines. It is about
resources. It cannot be left to local forces and Police and Crime Commissioners What
conversations is the Minister having, if this is a priority, with
Police and Crime Commissioners to
ensure that they deliver on the agenda?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
(): The role of Police and Crime Commissioners will be
vital in this regard. Because I have been in my present role for
only two days, I have had no conversations with them yet other than
in my capacity as a local MP, but I am acutely aware of the role
that they play in commissioning those vital local services, and I
look forward to having many conversations about that in the
future.
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