Children: Criminal Exploitation Debate
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Earl of Listowel
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Children: Criminal Exploitation
Earl of Listowel Excerpts(5 years, 4 months ago)
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Baroness Williams of Trafford
The approach we have taken over the last few years has been central to government policy and a major priority of the Government; indeed, the Home Secretary chairs the serious violence task force. That demonstrates that we are not only taking this seriously but exploring all the routes into county lines and drug activity from young people.
The Earl of Listowel (CB)
Does the Minister recognise that children in care are particularly vulnerable, especially those in children’s’ homes and 16 and 17 year-olds placed in supported accommodation? Will she speak to her colleagues about ensuring that, in the comprehensive spending review, local authorities are adequately funded so that they can give the very best support to those particularly vulnerable children?