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Christian Matheson Excerpts
Thursday 15th December 2016

(7 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Karen Bradley Portrait Karen Bradley
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My hon. Friend will know that the Department for Education and the Home Office have carried out a joint consultation on mandatory reporting. I understand that the responses are being considered at the moment and that a response will be forthcoming shortly.

Christian Matheson Portrait Christian Matheson (City of Chester) (Lab)
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My contempt is reserved almost solely for the predators and abusers who carried out the crimes rather than the institutions, but the Secretary of State is right that there has to be a reflection on what went wrong and how we can maximise the robustness of safeguarding. Which individual sporting bodies has she met recently to have those discussions?

Karen Bradley Portrait Karen Bradley
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I do not wish to detain the House with a long list, so perhaps it would be helpful if I wrote to the hon. Gentleman with the full list of the bodies that my hon. Friend the sports Minister and I have spoken to.