County Lines Drugs Networks 2020-12-14
2020-12-14
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The question arises from the ongoing issue of county lines drug networks preying on vulnerable individuals, particularly children.
What steps her Department is taking to tackle county lines drugs networks. Schools often have to send children home this year, very vulnerable young people have been preyed upon by these terrible gangs.
We are investing £25 million over two years to surge our law enforcement response to county lines, including investment in the national county lines co-ordination centre, targeted operational activity in three major exporting police force areas, and increased disruption on the road and rail network.
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The question stems from the issue of county lines drug networks preying on young people, especially when they are outside school. The local police and crime commissioner's initiative to provide extra help is highlighted.
Will my right hon. Friend welcome the decision of West Mercia's police and crime commissioner, John Campion, to commission the Children's Society to provide extra help and diversionary activities for these young people?
My hon. Friend rightly recognises that these gangs particularly prey on and target vulnerable children when they are outside the school environment, often those who have fallen out of school. Initiatives such as the one outlined sound absolutely on the money in terms of granular level work needed in constituencies across the country.
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