Sarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, has welcomed the Government’s recognition that existing procedures to ensure that victims of crime are properly notified that offenders are being considered for transfer to open conditions or release from prison are failing.
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Read MoreSarah Champion MP has sought to change the law to address failures to properly notify survivors of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham that offenders were being considered for transfer to open prisons.
Sarah is currently serving as a member of the Bill Committee for the police and Crime Bill and used a hearing to highlight repeated failures to properly notify two different constituents.
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