John Lamont

John Lamont

Conservative — Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Speaking in the House of Commons on 5 February 2026

Debate

Grooming Gangs

Contribution

Baroness Casey’s audit of group-based child sexual exploitation found “a collective failure to properly deter and prosecute offenders or to protect children from harm.” These crimes happen across borders and in every part of the United Kingdom, so what more can be done to ensure that prosecution services, including the CPS and Scotland’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, take a joined-up approach to bringing these vile offenders to justice?

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