New laws to protect children exploited by gangs in England and Wales ‘will save lives’
by Alexandra Topping from World news | The Guardian on (#6VEV4)
Ex-children's commissioner welcomes crackdown on use of children for crimes such as running county lines
Long-overdue laws to protect children forced into selling drugs across county lines will save lives and block a brutal and lucrative criminal business", the former children's commissioner has said.
In a series of new measures aimed at cracking down on exploitative gangs and antisocial behaviour, criminals using children to run county lines or commit other crimes will face up to a decade in prison.
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