Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 1:55 pm on 4 February 2015.

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Photo of Kevin Barron Kevin Barron Chair, Committee on Standards, Chair, Committee of Privileges, Chair, Committee of Privileges, Chair, Committee on Standards 1:55, 4 February 2015

I thank the Secretary of State for giving me the opportunity to read the report earlier today in his Department. The inspection found that past and present failures to accept, understand and combat the issue of child sexual exploitation resulted in a lack of support for victims and insufficient action against known perpetrators. That is wholly unacceptable, and may I tell the Secretary of State that I wholly support the action he is proposing?