‘Government must invest in support for sexual exploitation victims,’ says Sarah Champion MP as Modern Slavery Helpline data shows 53 potential victims aged 15 or under in last year.
Sarah Champion, MP for Rotherham and Chair of the APPG on Prostitution, responds to data released by the Modern Slavery Helpline on the extent and nature of sexual exploitation in the UK between July 2018 and July 2019:
“This vital data highlights the horror of sexual exploitation in this country. While we have made great progress in identifying victims in recent years, it is important to remember they only represents a tiny portion of the girls actually victimised by pimps and traffickers in the UK.
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‘Criminal justice agencies need to answer for falling rape charges,’ says Sarah Champion MP.
Sarah Champion, MP for Rotherham and Chair of the APPG on Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse responded to publication of the Crown Prosecution Service’s annual Violence Against Women and Girls report:
“This data makes plain the shocking collapse in CPS decisions to charge rape cases. The CPS are blaming this in part on the large rise in the number of cases administratively finalised (where police do not respond to CPS requests for more information about a case and the file cannot proceed). For rape cases this now stands at 28.6%, for child abuse at 17.2%.
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Sarah Champion’s Brexit Position
I want my position on Brexit to be very clear.
I accept, respect and I’m doing all I can to honour the result of the referendum and leave the European Union. My voting record shows this.
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Sarah Champion MP comments on conviction of six Rotherham men for child sexual exploitation
Sarah Champion responding to the convictions, said:
“The conviction of six Rotherham men today at Sheffield Crown Court of 20 child sexual exploitation offences committed between 1998 and 2002 is a great relief.
I want to express my gratitude to the courageous survivors and witnesses in coming forwards and to the National Crime Agency and South Yorkshire police for believing them and acting to secure this result. Let us also remember the families affected by today’s news and send them our solidarity.
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Government plans to introduce victims pledge card after campaigning by Sarah Champion MP.
Sarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, welcomed the Government’s ‘Proposals for revising the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime’ which sets out plans to adopt her policy of a pledge card for police to provide victims of crime that informs them of their rights and signposts them towards further support and information.
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Parliamentary inquiry reveals chronic failure of police and CPS to secure justice for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, chaired by Sarah Champion MP, today published an alarming report on the police and Crown Prosecution Service response to adult survivors of child sexual abuse. Nearly 400 survivors of child sexual abuse contributed to the cross-party parliamentary inquiry over a six-month period.
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