Child Grooming Victims: Compensation Awards

Lord Mohammed of Tinsley Excerpts

Thursday 20th November 2025 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Levitt (Lab)]

I thank the noble Baroness very much for that. Obviously, that is something that will be very useful to look into once the inquiry is set up.

[Lord Mohammed of Tinsley (LD)]

My Lords, the perpetrators of these crimes are men from all backgrounds, but many of them are not from upstanding backgrounds in the sense that some are involved in criminal activities such as drug dealing. So what action are His Majesty’s Government wanting to take against those convicted, looking at the Proceeds of Crime Act? These people were able to groom some of these young ladies—women—and girls because they had flash cars, et cetera. How do we ensure that those monsters have all the criminal assets from their ill-gotten gains taken away from them after conviction?

[Baroness Levitt (Lab)]

It is a very good point. Every judge at the end of a criminal trial has the ability to make a confiscation order, and these are being pursued with rigour because it is really important to ensure that criminals do not profit from that kind of illicit activity.