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Policing and Crime Bill

Moved by

Baroness Walmsley

195: After Clause 81, insert the following new Clause—

“Child sexual exploitation: duty to refer

(1) Where the police have a reasonable belief that a child has been sexually exploited or subject to other forms of child abuse, the police must refer the child to a named mental health service.

(2) The Secretary of State must by regulations define “named mental health service” for the purpose of this section.”

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Reference

776 cc702-4 

Session

2016-17

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Subjects

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