my constituents who have gone through such horrific abuse. can i ask my right honourable friend, how she will ensure that not only the individuals who have... who are responsible for this overviews are caught and convicted but also, those who failed to protect and to support these vulnerable young people? because it's notjust young women that have been affected in oldham, it's also young men. and how they will be held to account, thank you. my my honourable friend is right to raise these important points and i know this is an issue she has worked on for many years. we actually need to strengthen the law on this. we need to have a much stronger legal framework in order to be able to make sure there is proper accountability, notjust holding to accountability, notjust holding to account and properly punishing perpetrators of appalling abuse, but also holding to account institutions and individuals who fail to take the

action that is needed to protect our children. that means the duty to report, making it an offence to cover up child abuse, and also a duty of candour to be able to comply and to provide the information and provide the transparency in these cases, and also looking at the other local mechanisms that we need in place in areas like hers and across the country to be able to make sure there is proper accountability when things go really badly wrong. ifilmir things go really badly wrong. chair ofthe things go really badly wrong. chair of the select _ things go really badly wrong. chair of the select committee. dame karen bradley _ of the select committee. dame karen bradley |_ of the select committee. dame karen bradle . _, , ., ., bradley. i welcome the statement and my committee — bradley. i welcome the statement and my committee will— bradley. i welcome the statement and my committee will look— bradley. i welcome the statement and my committee will look carefully - bradley. i welcome the statement and my committee will look carefully at. my committee will look carefully at it. we will come back with further points. but two points today, the first is around duty to report, in many cases reports were made by the victims were not listened to and not believed, so what can she do to make

sure that changes? and i am not clear, will the local inquiries have the statutory powers to compel witnesses, yes or no?- witnesses, yes or no? the first oint, witnesses, yes or no? the first point. she _ witnesses, yes or no? the first point. she is— witnesses, yes or no? the first point, she is right _ witnesses, yes or no? the first point, she is right that - witnesses, yes or no? the first point, she is right that reports| point, she is right that reports were often not listened to and not followed up, and in some areas what that means is that although recommendations were made, there was never any follow—up, there was never the proper implementation of standards to be able to do so, for example, in policing, we have never had a proper police management, performance management framework, in order to make sure that standards are actually being met and that there is proper follow—up are actually being met and that there is properfollow—up as are actually being met and that there is proper follow—up as well, and we need that stronger performance management framework in place. in the telford inquiry, they were able to make progress and get to the truth using an existing local inquiry framework, and that was able to be extremely effective. in other

areas, we have needed to have other action, including, for example, action, including, for example, action by inspectorates to follow—up. we believe that the current system is not strong enough and that is why we have set out work under way involving the cabinet office and involving local councils in order to make sure that we can strengthen the accountability arrangements to be able to both follow—up and support local inquiries where they are relevant, but also to be able to use existing powers that are in place as well. this powers that are in place as well. as a powers that are in place as well. s a barrister powers that are in place as well. is a barrister and a former crown prosecutor for ii; a barrister and a former crown prosecutor for 11; years, can a barrister and a former crown prosecutorfor 11; years, can i a barrister and a former crown prosecutor for 11; years, can i tell this house sexual abuse and assault occurred throughout the united kingdom and are not specific to any gender, race or religion. just look at the case in france. but there is one group of victims who are often not spoken about, that is young boys

and young men. the level of sexual abuse that relates to them is completely underreported. this for survivors. thank you, madam deputy speaker. cough - for survivors. thank you, madam deputy speaker. cough let's - for survivors. thank you, madam l deputy speaker. cough let's leave the house of _ deputy speaker. cough let's leave the house of commons _ deputy speaker. cough let's leave the house of commons and - deputy speaker. cough let's leave the house of commons and turn l deputy speaker. cough let's leave | the house of commons and turn to another story we've been following. in the past hour, a man has been found guilty of murdering a schoolgirl in south london two years ago. 15—year—old elianne andam was stabbed to death near a bus stop in croydon in september 2023. that was by the 18—year—old hassan sentamu. let's straight to the old bailey and join my colleague. i understand we are waiting forfamily join my colleague. i understand we are waiting for family members to react and respond to the judgment today. just remind our viewers the background to the case. that today. just remind our viewers the background to the case.— background to the case. that is ri . ht. background to the case. that is right- you _ background to the case. that is right. you are _ background to the case. that is right. you are with _ background to the case. that is right. you are with bbc - background to the case. that is right. you are with bbc news l background to the case. that is| right. you are with bbc news at background to the case. that is - right. you are with bbc news at the old bailey, waiting for elianne andam's father michael to come out and make a statement following the

conclusion of the trial for hassan sentamu who has been found guilty of murdering elianne andam in september 2023. this out and outside the whitgift shopping centre in croydon at eight thursday on a wednesday morning the 27th of september —— 830. he had split up with his girlfriend, who was a friend of elianne andam and this had happened about ten days before. hassan sentamu was turning up supposedly with a bag of his ex—girlfriend's possessions and there was supposed to be an exchange of those possessions and it included a teddy bear he was supposed to be giving back to his ex—girlfriend but he turned up empty—handed and was wearing two pairs of gloves, a disposable black mask and was also carrying a kitchen knife, a 12 centimetres knife. when elianne andam saw he had turned up without her friend's possessions she decided

to grab back the bag he had been given of his own belongings and she ran away. then he chased after her and stabbed her repeatedly. the court heard at least ten times with this kitchen knife in her legs, shoulders and her neck. he had brought the kitchen knife from home. the attack was witnessed by passengers on a bus including a bus driver who was making his way to work. this was recorded on cctv. as was the escape by hassan sentamu who was the escape by hassan sentamu who was then apprehended by police and lied about what his name was and within 90 minutes they had managed to arrest him. elianne andam, we heard, was a very courageous girl, very popular and much loved and she was acting in solidarity with her friend who felt she had been badly treated by her ex—boyfriend. her family described her as academic, she wanted to be a human rights

lawyer. she was beautiful, outspoken, respectful, they said. if we wind back to the day before elianne was murdered, there is cctv footage and snapchat footage recorded by her and herfriends are showing a meeting between elianne and herfriend and showing a meeting between elianne and her friend and the defendant. in the course of the trial, hassan sentamu claimed the girls threatened him and teased him and thrown water at him and he was concerned they would turn up at the house and cause damage and his ex—girlfriend wanted an apology for the way she spoke to him and he was agitated and went away and brooded about what happens to him and then the events followed the next day as i have just described. we also heard during the course of the trial that at the age of ii; hassan sentamu had been diagnosed with autism, autistic spectrum disorder and had had a very troubled childhood but thejury spectrum disorder and had had a very

troubled childhood but the jury here returned a 10— to a verdict that he was guilty of murder and he denied that and pleaded guilty to manslaughter claiming diminished responsibility because of his autism but the jury did not accept that. our correspondence in dean campbell has been in court and her report tells you more about the background to the case —— adina campbell. elianne andam, an aspiring lawyer, described by herfamily elianne andam, an aspiring lawyer, described by her family is beautiful, outspoken and respectful. she was always reading, you know. she's very academic, always reading. and justice was really important for her. and 'ustice was really important for her. . , and 'ustice was really important for her. ., , ., ., , ., her. yeah, she wanted to become a la er, her. yeah, she wanted to become a lawyer. human _ her. yeah, she wanted to become a lawyer, human rights _ her. yeah, she wanted to become a lawyer, human rights lawyer. - her. yeah, she wanted to become a lawyer, human rights lawyer. at - her. yeah, she wanted to become a| lawyer, human rights lawyer. at the ace of 15 lawyer, human rights lawyer. at the age of 15 she _ lawyer, human rights lawyer. at the age of 15 she was _ lawyer, human rights lawyer. at the age of 15 she was murdered - lawyer, human rights lawyer. at the age of 15 she was murdered by - lawyer, human rights lawyer. at the age of 15 she was murdered by thisl age of 15 she was murdered by this man. �* ., ., ~' age of 15 she was murdered by this man. �* ., ., ., man. i'm looking for someone who has 'ust man. i'm looking for someone who has just stabbed — man. i'm looking for someone who has just stabbed someone. _ man. i'm looking for someone who has just stabbed someone. hassan - just stabbed someone. hassan sentamu. _ just stabbed someone. hassan sentamu, seen _ just stabbed someone. hassan sentamu, seen in _ just stabbed someone. hassan sentamu, seen in this - just stabbed someone. hassan sentamu, seen in this police . just stabbed someone. hassan i sentamu, seen in this police body

cam footage as he is arrested less than 90 minutes after repeatedly stabbing the teenager with a kitchen knife in broad daylight. i stabbing the teenager with a kitchen knife in broad daylight.— knife in broad daylight. i didn't even do nothing. _ knife in broad daylight. i didn't even do nothing. officers - knife in broad daylight. i didn't even do nothing. officers say l knife in broad daylight. i didn't - even do nothing. officers say hassan sentamu who — even do nothing. officers say hassan sentamu who was _ even do nothing. officers say hassan sentamu who was 17 _ even do nothing. officers say hassan sentamu who was 17 when _ even do nothing. officers say hassan sentamu who was 17 when he - even do nothing. officers say hassan i sentamu who was 17 when he murdered the schoolgirl had blood on his hands and trainers.— hands and trainers. urgent assistance, _ hands and trainers. urgent assistance, king _ hands and trainers. urgent assistance, king henry's i hands and trainers. urgent - assistance, king henry's drive. elianne — assistance, king henry's drive. elianne andam was a close friend of hassan_ elianne andam was a close friend of hassan sentamu's ex—girlfriend. in her last_ hassan sentamu's ex—girlfriend. in her last snapchat video she talks about— her last snapchat video she talks about the — her last snapchat video she talks about the couple's recent split on how she — about the couple's recent split on how she failed to return her friends belongings including a teddy bear. i'm just _ belongings including a teddy bear. i'm just going to say a short few words before i pass you over to elianne's father, michael. today, hassan sentamu has been convicted of murder and unlawful possession of an item. the evidence in 1400 00:09:49,473