Sarah Champion MP’s campaign with survivors secures free court transcripts for victims of rape
Sarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, has worked with brave campaigners from Open Justice for All to secure Free Sentencing Remarks Transcripts for victims and survivors of rape.
The Ministry of Justice has been running a Rape and Sexual Offences Pilot Scheme to allow victims access to Free Sentencing Remarks. Champion tabled a series of Parliamentary Questions to apply pressure on the Government to make the scheme permanent [1]. The Minister for Justice wrote to Champion, to confirm the scheme would be rolled out permanently from 30th May, following the publishing of the Independent Sentencing Review.
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Sarah Champion MP joins forces with horticultural experts, to campaign for more allotments and community gardens
Sarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, is pushing the Government to provide more allotment and community garden land, under Labour’s planning reforms.
Champion has joined forces with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and the National Allotment Society (NAS) to campaign for the provision of more of these sites.
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Sarah Champion MP changes the law on modern slavery
Following months of campaigning, Sarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, has secured a groundbreaking change in the law, which will protect victims of modern slavery around the world.
Labour’s publicly owned Great British Energy company has banned renewables tainted by human rights abuses, following sustained pressure from Champion. This will prevent public money from being spent on slave-made solar panels in Xinjiang, China.
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Sarah Champion MP pushes government for stronger protection against animal smuggling, following her decade-long campaign
Sarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, urges the Government to take urgent action to protect animals, as Parliament begins detailed scrutiny over the Animal Welfare Bill.[1]
Having been specially selected to sit on the Public Bill Committee, Sarah is one of seventeen legislators tasked with scrutinising the proposed legislation line by line.
She is using her position to ensure the strongest possible animal protections, following a decade-long campaign for proper enforcement on animal smuggling.
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Sarah Champion MP Calls for Urgent Action to Defend UK Glass Industry
Sarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, will urge the Government to rethink fees that could destroy UK glass packaging producers. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is designed to hold packaging producers responsible for recycling costs throughout their products’ lifespans. However, fees for glass are being introduced two years before equivalent costs for plastic and aluminium.
Sarah will lead a Parliamentary debate on Wednesday, during which she will call on the Government to urgently rethink its approach. In her speech, Sarah will say:
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Sarah Champion MP welcomes the Labour Government’s plans to deliver for patients in Rotherham through GP surgery refurbishments
Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham has today welcomed the Labour government’s announcement that patients will benefit from over 8.3 million more GP appointments each year as over a thousand doctor’s surgeries receive a bricks and mortar upgrade to modernise practices.
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