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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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/22/new-laws-england-wales-children-exploited-gangs-county-lines
