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Keir Starmer was last night accused of letting child sex offenders off with a warning when he was overseeing Britain's prosecution service, with critics of the Prime Minister demanding urgent answers.
Critics have declared the Prime Minister's position as “completely untenable”, after revelations he oversaw the use of “paedophile Asbos” that allowed suspects to get off with a mere warning.
The investigation found documents from his time as Britain’s top prosecutor, describing how the Prime Minister was “drafting and agreeing” warning notices with police chiefs that whistleblowers say have been given to suspected child rapists.
The warning notices were drawn up as part of the CPS's national strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, with a spokesman for No10 emphasising they are "not a substitute for prosecution", but rather "act as a first line of defence to keep young people safe, and often as part of an ongoing investigation".
Police say that the Child Abduction Warning Notice - which were in use years before this document was published 2010 - are an effective way of protecting a child who is regularly missing but may also be used to address controlling, grooming type behaviour which is not associated with missing episodes.
They typically warn an adult that they have no permission to associate, communicate, or have any contact with the affected child.
Keir Starmer reportedly signed off on mere 'warning notes' for suspected paedophiles
Maggie Oliver, who exposed the Rochdale grooming gangs scandal, described them as “an Asbo for paedophiles.”
The retired detective told the Express: “I worked on a case where we had identified 97 child abusers that investigation should have led to serious charges of child rape on a pretty industrial scale.
“I expected multiple charges of rape against possibly dozens of men, but instead they warned a couple of men under the child abduction warning notices.
"My opinion is they were used to get rid of a job".
The investigation by the Express claimed the “early intervention tool” was "often used instead of evidence gathering", and no research was ever conducted into their effectiveness.
One officer from Rotherham, quoted in the Independent Office for Police Conduct grooming gang investigation, raised concerns they were “dishing out” the notices “like confetti” - failing to follow up when they were breached.
Reform UK shadow home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf said the details made the Prime Minister’s position “completely untenable".
He said: “Instead of fighting for the full force of the law against vile grooming gang predators, Keir Starmer presided over a system that sent out weak and useless ‘warning letters’ to paedophiles."
Critics have declared the Prime Minister's position as “completely untenable”, after revelations he oversaw the use of “paedophile Asbos” that allowed suspects to get off with a mere warning.
The investigation found documents from his time as Britain’s top prosecutor, describing how the Prime Minister was “drafting and agreeing” warning notices with police chiefs that whistleblowers say have been given to suspected child rapists.
The warning notices were drawn up as part of the CPS's national strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, with a spokesman for No10 emphasising they are "not a substitute for prosecution", but rather "act as a first line of defence to keep young people safe, and often as part of an ongoing investigation".
Police say that the Child Abduction Warning Notice - which were in use years before this document was published 2010 - are an effective way of protecting a child who is regularly missing but may also be used to address controlling, grooming type behaviour which is not associated with missing episodes.
They typically warn an adult that they have no permission to associate, communicate, or have any contact with the affected child.
Keir Starmer reportedly signed off on mere 'warning notes' for suspected paedophiles
Maggie Oliver, who exposed the Rochdale grooming gangs scandal, described them as “an Asbo for paedophiles.”
The retired detective told the Express: “I worked on a case where we had identified 97 child abusers that investigation should have led to serious charges of child rape on a pretty industrial scale.
“I expected multiple charges of rape against possibly dozens of men, but instead they warned a couple of men under the child abduction warning notices.
"My opinion is they were used to get rid of a job".
The investigation by the Express claimed the “early intervention tool” was "often used instead of evidence gathering", and no research was ever conducted into their effectiveness.
One officer from Rotherham, quoted in the Independent Office for Police Conduct grooming gang investigation, raised concerns they were “dishing out” the notices “like confetti” - failing to follow up when they were breached.
Reform UK shadow home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf said the details made the Prime Minister’s position “completely untenable".
He said: “Instead of fighting for the full force of the law against vile grooming gang predators, Keir Starmer presided over a system that sent out weak and useless ‘warning letters’ to paedophiles."
