Home Secretary James Cleverly will this week announce a crackdown on Line of Duty-style 'cuckooing crime '.
Home Secretary James Cleverly will this week announce a crackdown on Line of Duty-style 'cuckooing crime'.
The Home Office pointed out that the crime – often linked to 'county lines' drug gangs - was depicted in the hit BBC series Line of Duty and Happy Valley. Read More Cuckooing could become criminal offence as MPs say county lines gangs should face seven years in jail for using a vulnerable person's home to sell or stash drugs Sources admitted that the Government had previously resisted calls for a new specific offence as there were a range of existing offences that could already be applied to cuckooing.
'That is why we will be tabling an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill to introduce a criminal offence of cuckooing, ensuring our laws reflect the true impact this behaviour has on victims.' 'Since April 2022, we have taken the fight to county lines gangs, closing over 2,500 county lines and delivering over 6,000 major and moderate organised crime group disruptions.
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