John Campion says there's still work to do, but there have been improvements in the way West Mercia Police deals with child sex exploitation. Read more:
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John Campion, the PCC for the West Mercia force, said he had met with its chief constable, Pippa Mills, to discuss progress since an independent report into CSE.Mr Campion said he was "reassured", but more work needed to be done. It also said officers were aware of the issue, but intelligence was not acted upon and there was a culture of not investigating "what was regarded as 'child prostitution'" before 2007.The report said West Mercia Police "did turn a blind eye, and chose not to see what was obvious".
He said he was reassured improvements were being made to the "quality of investigations" and that police officer training was being reviewed.
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