They Knew Campaign Statement

We support the campaign for accountability launched by Maggie Oliver. In our work with young women and girls affected by criminal exploitation, we have seen how the systems young women should be able to turn to for safety can themselves cause, or exacerbate, harm.

We hope that the campaign achieves its goal in bringing justice for young people, in light of those who failed in their duties to act in the face of widespread child sexual abuse and exploitation across the UK. We hope that this can increase awareness of the issues facing young women and girls who are affected by exploitation, resulting in systems behaving in a way that causes less harm to young women and girls.