Sarah Champion, MP for Rotherham, has been campaigning on child protection for over a decade. Today she sent a cross-party letter to the Prime Minister, signed by 25 MPs and Peers, calling on the UK Government to treat endemic child abuse as a national priority. Signatories include Ruth Cadbury MP, Robbie Moore MP, Monica Harding MP and others.
Read MoreSarah Champion has welcomed an increase in funding for public health services in Rotherham, the total amounting to an impressive £19,420,372 for the year 2025-26. This is part of the biggest real-terms increase, which amounts to £200 million nationally, after nearly a decade of reduced spending under the Conservatives.
Read MoreSarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, has welcomed the Government’s new reforms to support victims of child sexual abuse, following her campaign to implement all recommendations from the Independent Inquiry to Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).
Read MoreSarah Champion, MP for Rotherham, has been campaigning on child protection for over a decade. Today in Parliament, she held a pledging meeting to end child sexual abuse in the UK, which was supported by nearly 100 cross-party MPs, Peers, victims and survivors.
Read MoreSarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, has welcomed the Government announcement that it is to adopt her recommendations for addressing Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.
Sarah has campaigned to improve child protection and to bring to justice perpetrators of Child Sexual Exploitation throughout her Parliamentary career. She has been a leading voice in the fight to end CSE and has previously secured significant legislative change to better protect children.
Read MoreSarah Champion, MP for Rotherham, has been campaigning on child protection for over a decade.
“Child sexual abuse is endemic in the UK and needs to be recognised as a national priority. It is clear that the public distrusts governments and authorities when it comes to preventing and prosecuting child abuse, especially child sexual exploitation. The statistics on these crimes show the scale of the problem; the high level of public concern and mistrust only emphasises why addressing all forms of child abuse must be a government priority.
Read More