Victoria Atkins corrected a written answer on Drugs: Organised Crime

9 September 2019 · Commons written answer · Home Office

Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat, East Dunbartonshire) asked written question 280174 on 22 July 2019. Victoria Atkins answered on 9 September 2019 for the Home Office, and Victoria Atkins corrected the answer on 9 September 2019. The corrected text no longer gives the figures £18.4 million, £285.1 million. Altogether 188 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people involved in the criminal exploitation of vulnerable young people in county lines operations have been charged with modern slavery offences.

Original and corrected answer

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It is ~~important~~ that the police and ~~local agencies~~ have the powers they need to tackle local issues quickly and effectively. That is why we reformed the tools and powers available to tackle Anti-Social behaviour through the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.In 2019/20 Lancashire Police are receiving £285.1 million of funding, an ~~increase of £18.4 million, on 2018/19. Funding for 2020-21 for individual forces will be announced as part~~ of the ~~provisional police settlement later this year. Decisions about~~ the ~~allocation~~ of ~~police resources are for Chief Constables and democratically accountable Police and Crime Commissioners, who are best placed to meet~~ the ~~needs of their local community.~~	The police and Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) are responsible for charging decisions with regards to county lines related criminality. The key is that prosecutions are brought, and the charges should cover the full range of criminality involved including Modern Slavery offences.We are working with the police and the CPS to take full advantage of powers in the Modern Slavery Act when making charging decisions against county line gang members. The CPS have issued an overview of the approach to be taken in criminal investigations and prosecutions linked to ‘county lines’ offending, with a particular focus on the relevance of the Modern Slavery Act.

Original

Corrected

It is ~~important~~ that the police and ~~local agencies~~ have the powers they need to tackle local issues quickly and effectively. That is why we reformed the tools and powers available to tackle Anti-Social behaviour through the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.In 2019/20 Lancashire Police are receiving £285.1 million of funding, an ~~increase of £18.4 million, on 2018/19. Funding for 2020-21 for individual forces will be announced as part~~ of the ~~provisional police settlement later this year. Decisions about~~ the ~~allocation~~ of ~~police resources are for Chief Constables and democratically accountable Police and Crime Commissioners, who are best placed to meet~~ the ~~needs of their local community.~~

The police and Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) are responsible for charging decisions with regards to county lines related criminality. The key is that prosecutions are brought, and the charges should cover the full range of criminality involved including Modern Slavery offences.We are working with the police and the CPS to take full advantage of powers in the Modern Slavery Act when making charging decisions against county line gang members. The CPS have issued an overview of the approach to be taken in criminal investigations and prosecutions linked to ‘county lines’ offending, with a particular focus on the relevance of the Modern Slavery Act.

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