Lessons From The Oxford Sexual Abuse Case

EDM number 119 in 2013-14, proposed by George Galloway on 16/05/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Children and families, Children's social services and Sexual offences.

That this House notes the recent convictions of a number of men in Oxford for the sustained and systematic sexual abuse of girls and young women; further notes that both Oxfordshire Social Services and Thames Valley Police failed to act sufficiently on complaints and warning signs over a number of years whilst this abuse was taking place; urges the police and social services across the country to note carefully the lessons of the Oxford convictions and previous failures, for example in Rochdale, in order to tighten up procedures and to ensure allegations of sexual abuse are properly and thoroughly investigated and prosecutions brought; further notes that sexual abuse takes place in all communities but that there has been a particular focus on perpetrators of sexual abuse of Pakistani heritage in recent media coverage; and applauds the efforts now being made by many within the British Pakistani community and beyond to expose and to educate on issues of sexual abuse, for example, by the recent setting up of the Community Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation which was launched in Bradford on 10 May 2013.

This motion has been signed by a total of 3 MPs.