Child Abuse: Police Investigations Debate

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Child Abuse: Police Investigations

Earl of Listowel Excerpts
Wednesday 29th October 2014

(10 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl of Listowel Portrait The Earl of Listowel (CB)
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My Lords, is the Minister aware of the important report produced by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner on children who are abused when taken from residential care in children’s homes and on how gangs sexually abuse children?

Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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Yes, those are some of the most vulnerable children in our society and it is right that we should deal with this and bring the perpetrators to book.