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The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford

Speaking in the House of Lords on 24 February 2025

Debate

County Lines Drug Trafficking

Contribution

My Lords, the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill introduces new offences, which appear to have no connection to immigration, of possessing any specified article that might be used in connection with any serious offence. What safeguards does the Minister think need to be in that Bill to prevent the needless criminalisation of children? Does he agree that a legal definition of child criminal exploitation might help in that?

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