00:00Today we're setting out landmark legislation in a new children's bill to
00:03make sure that we do a lot more as a country to keep children safe. The state
00:07has failed far too many children for far too long and the measures we're setting
00:11out today in the bill, for example around home education and safeguarding, will
00:15make sure that we do a lot more to work together to protect children and to keep
00:19them safe. And what difference will this make in cases like Sara Sharif? The case
00:23that we saw of Sara Sharif is utterly unspeakable. The level of brutality and
00:28violence that she experienced in her short life is incredibly distressing and
00:33horrifying. There will always be limits to what any government can do because
00:38sadly there will always be violent manipulative individuals that will do
00:41harm to those they're meant to love and protect. But we can do much more as a
00:45country to keep children safe and the measures today will involve the police,
00:49children's social care and education working much more closely, sharing
00:54information more effectively and taking on responsibilities to protect children.
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