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Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford

‘Parents will have to be responsible if their children break the law’, says Labour’s shadow Justice Secretary

Parents whose children repeatedly break the law will be made to “take responsibility” and enroll in court-ordered caregiving classes, under new Labour proposals.

Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed said the use of parenting orders would be expanded under a Labour government in a crackdown on anti-social behaviour, as he laid out his party’s pledge to cut crime and slash the courts backlog.

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