Rotherham MP responds to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse final report.
Responding to the report, Sarah Champion said:
“Today’s report marks the end of a battle of many years for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation to be heard. Chair Alexis Jay's statement presents the Inquiry's damning conclusion on the state of play in our country:
"The nature and scale of the abuse we encountered was shocking and deeply disturbing. This is not just a historical aberration which happened decades ago, it is an ever-increasing problem and a national epidemic … in any year group of 200 children, it is estimated that 10 boys and more than 30 girls will experience sexual abuse before the age of 16, one fifth of the total."
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Sarah Champion Calls for Support for Rotherham Businesses Facing Huge Energy Bills
Sarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham has called on the Government to commit to supporting Rotherham businesses facing catastrophic energy bills.
Sarah’s intervention follows the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement that support for businesses unveiled by the Prime Minister just days ago will be subject to review.
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Sarah Champion Calls on Government to Support a Viable Bus Network in Rotherham
Sarah Champion MP has called on the Government to provide additional funding to enable South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) to prevent bus service cuts in South Yorkshire that will leave Rotherham with just three services operating after 7PM.
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Sarah Champion MP supports Royal Life Saving Society UK’s Drowning Prevention Week.
Last week, the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK), the national charity and leader in lifesaving and lifeguarding training across the UK and Ireland, brought its annual Drowning Prevention Week campaign to Westminster.
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Sarah Champion MP Statement on Publication of IOPC Report on Operation Linden
“The publication of the IOPC’s final report on Operation Linden lays bare the appalling systemic failures at South Yorkshire Police. The report sets out an institutional culture where Child Sexual Exploitation was not prioritised, understood or resourced. Officers were dismissive when people tried to report abuse, with victims often seen as difficult, criminal or consenting in their own abuse. Intelligence wasn’t properly recorded, shared or acted upon. Multi-agency working was poor, and officers lacked an understanding of the powers they had to protect vulnerable young people. Most damningly, numerous opportunities to prevent exploitation and protect victims were missed. South Yorkshire Police let down those that it had a duty to protect.’
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Sarah Champion MP: “A double whammy against the global poor”
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has today published its long-term plan for UK aid, the ‘International Development Strategy.’
The Chair of the International Development Committee, which scrutinises Foreign Office spending on aid, Sarah Champion MP, said:
"This scant document is little more than a rehash of existing slogans when what the aid sector needs is vision.
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