Grooming Gangs: Sentencing

Part of Justice – in the House of Commons at on 28 January 2025.

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Photo of Shabana Mahmood Shabana Mahmood The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The right hon. Member raises a very important point on these heinous gangs and the crimes that they commit. The 20 recommendations made by Alexis Jay in her independent inquiry on child sexual abuse were ignored for far too long. The Government are working at pace to respond to them. We will also legislate to make grooming an aggravating factor in the sentencing of child sexual offences, ensuring that the punishment fits these horrific crimes.