Child Exploitation in Oxfordshire Debate

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Department: Department for Education
Tuesday 3rd March 2015

(9 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Nash Portrait Lord Nash
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I am sure that the noble Baroness makes some very good points. Sadly, in my job I meet a lot of local authority councillors in very difficult situations, so I may not have a particularly good cross-section. Her point about proper training for councillors is a very good one, and I will take it back and look at it.

Baroness Kingsmill Portrait Baroness Kingsmill (Lab)
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My Lords, I have a small but telling point. Is the Minister aware of how he diminishes this issue by using the acronym, CSE? It is child sexual exploitation and it would be wise if the Minister said that in full, so that we may realise the real horror of what we are talking about.

Lord Nash Portrait Lord Nash
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The noble Baroness makes an extremely good point, and I will attempt to do that in future.