Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jon Trickett (Labour), on Thursday, 12 December 2024, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 14 members in total.

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Cuckooing awareness

That this House expresses its concern about the practice of cuckooing, which is when people take over a person’s home and use the property to commit crimes; notes that cuckooing commonly facilitates crimes involving drugs, weapons and sexual exploitation; recognises that cuckooing is often a hidden crime that targets the most vulnerable in society; acknowledges the work the Government is doing to identify instances of cuckooing through the county lines programme; believes that national and local government agencies should do more to raise awareness of cuckooing so that the public is better able to see the signs of this cruel exploitation when it takes place in their community; and calls on the Government to examine whether a new criminal offence is required to clamp down on cuckooing.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

552 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

John McDonnell

Bob Blackman

Ellie Chowns

Richard Burgon

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Subjects

Drugs Organised crime Vulnerable adults

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk