, 0ldham, country, rotherham, rochdale, 0ld ham, manchester, the country, rotherham, rochdale, 0ldhamlies and people from different social backgrounds in a tower block that's going to go up in flames but you wouldn't put the mps in a similar tower block next door because they have a voice, they wouldn't stand by and accept that. they would knock on doors and rattle cages. girls like laura are kind of, they haven't got a voice, they're starting to get a voice because the public actually get it. why do the people in those positions of influence not get it equally? ok. i understand the point you're making. and accountability. i understand the point you're making. whatever background you're from, they were kids, oh, my goodness, they were children. i've given up my job, i've lost myjob. you hear laura speaking, you know, all these millions of reports they do, of all the kids that i'm dealing with now that i know, not one of them's ever been interviewed in relation to any of these reports, they cherry pick who they'll interview, the reports are very massaged , who they'll interview, the re

make the same m ista kes and we should not make the same mistakes that were made in rotherham and rochdalechildren that are exploited, we should look to bring to justice the people are exploited, we should look to bring tojustice the people hiding behind these children and look at them as children that need to be safeguarded, not criminalised. ann coffey, thank you very much. well let‘s turn now to the government‘s new plans to help drug users themselves. of psychoactive substances, once known as legal highs, as well as performance—enhancing drugs and prescription medicines. cut the fear of being labelled a criminal being prosecuted be a barrier in preventing people from coming forward to seek help? here is the home office minister sarah newton. we have consulted very carefully on the strategy involving a wide range of stakeholders. it is really important that we send out a very clear message to people that these drugs are very harmful. that is why we make them illegal and that is why we make them illegal and that is why we put every effort into reducing demand, by educating about the harm