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Drugs: Organised Crime

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 14 July 2025UIN 65177

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on tackling county lines gangs in schools.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Home Office works closely with the Department for Education to tackle knife crime and the criminal exploitation of children.

Ministers from both Departments met recently for a targeted conversation on tackling child criminal exploitation and county lines.

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