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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 11 December 2025
Debate
Grooming Gangs: Independent InquiryContribution
The audit also identified an absurdity in our legal system, which saw some child rapists convicted of lesser crimes. As a result, we are now changing the law to make it clear that children cannot consent when they have been raped by an adult, so perpetrators are charged for the hideous crime they have, in fact, committed.
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