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Report of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation on the operation of the Terrorism Acts in 2024

Written Ministerial Statements

Jonathan Hall KC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, has prepared a report on the operation of the Terrorism Acts in 2024. In accordance with section 36(5) of the Terrorism Act...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman is right: it is cultural change that is needed, and that is what Sir Adrian Fulford’s initial recommendations in phase 1 were designed to bring about, along with...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman is right to draw attention to the solidarity between people from different communities. We do not often talk about it in the House—we tend to do so only when a horrifying...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

Phase 2 will consider how we deal with, and what is the correct public policy response to, children who are violence-fixated. One of the horrifying developments of the last few years is the...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

Once phase 2 of the inquiry has concluded—especially when it comes to the proper mechanism by which we deal with some of these violence-fixated individuals—there will of course be...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

The right hon. Gentleman is right that the report of the inquiry makes for horrifying reading. The recommendations are incredibly important. The Government will respond in full by the summer, and...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

My hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point. There are recommendations for different Departments, including Health, to take forward, and I will be working closely with Ministers from...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman raises an important point. When the Government respond in full to the recommendations, I will set out any resource implications not just for the work of the Home Office, but...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

My hon. Friend raises an important point. He is absolutely right that the failure of any one organisation or group of individuals to take responsibility for the perpetrator is one of the key...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman is right that it is one thing to bring about changes and to change professional practice, but that these things should be enforced properly. When the Government respond in full...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

My hon. Friend makes an important point. The Government have already taken steps to shore up the provision of mental health services within the national health service, and I am joined today on...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

It is a big ask, and I am very clear that this must be a moment of change. I do not want to be standing here with a future tragedy, saying the same things that have been said in response to what...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

My hon. Friend notes one of the key failures, which related to the question of who the risk was to. In this case, too many of the internal assessments were of the risk to the perpetrator himself,...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

I would be happy to hear the hon. Lady’s personal experiences of the quality of that training. I think this is the first time that she and I have had an interaction on this matter, so I...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

I thank my hon. Friend for what she has just said, and associate myself with her remarks about the victims of the Forbury Gardens attack—about those who died and their families. She is...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

The Liberal Democrat spokeswoman is absolutely right; the sheer number of missed opportunities in this case is truly horrifying. That is why we must do everything we can to reform all these...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

My hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point about the reliance that all of us place on the Prevent programme. We should rightly be able to place that reliance on the programme and ensure...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

I welcome the shadow Home Secretary’s comments about potentially working together on the changes that need to be made as a result of the inquiry’s initial findings. The Government...

Southport Inquiry

Commons debates

With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the Southport inquiry. I must thank all who participated in the inquiry and the chair, Sir Adrian Fulford, and his team....

Commencement of the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs

Written Ministerial Statements

Today, I am announcing the formal commencement of the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs. The setting-up date of the Inquiry, as per section 5 of the Inquiries Act 2005, is 13 April 2026....