This week the Government has agreed to a number of funding commitments and policy changes that I have been campaigning for. This is a huge victory and I want to extend my thanks to all the survivors who contributed to the campaign as their voices have had a real impact on making this a success.
Read MoreSarah 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.
Read MoreSarah 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%.
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreSarah 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.
Read MoreSarah 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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