Jess Phillips

Jess Phillips

Labour — Birmingham Yardley

Speaking in the House of Commons on 7 May 2025

Debate

Grooming Gangs

Contribution

The Government are taking unprecedented action to improve the response to these heinous crimes, so that we get more perpetrators behind bars and get justice for victims and survivors. We are increasing investment in the taskforce, and every police force has been asked to review cases that were closed with no further action taken. Arrests are increasing. We are expanding victims’ rights to review. Crucially, we are introducing the new, long-overdue mandatory reporting duties, and the new statutory aggravating factor for grooming offences.

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