SIMON DANCZUK wrote an undated response on House of Common's note-paper to Inspector Ian Hanson's request for an open debate in a Manchester Hotel which we reproduced: see below or at Simon DanczukVerified account @SimonDanczuk
My response to Ian Hanson, of @GMPFederation, refusal to publicly debate poor policing around #Rochdale child abuse #knowlView
Dear Mr Hanson,
Thank you for letter regarding a debate on the recent
investigation into historic child abuse at Knowl View residential school.
Unfortunately, you have failed to grasp the sprit of my
request. This was driven by the public
interest rather than satisfying your members.
We really need to move away from an inward looking, defensive and
institutional approach and ensure the public understand how the police reach
decisions regarding serious crimes like child abuse. That’s why a wider debate is needed.
With that in mind, it is clearly not appropriate for me to
debate simply with a lot of police officers as part of a formal police
meeting. The perpetuates the problem of
a mind-set which thinks the police doesn’t have to answer to the wider public.
It is my understanding that you were asked earlier today to
appear on a television news programme tonight to debate this issue with me –
but you refused.
Could I ask why you reached this decision? It would habve been an opportunity to speak
to the public at large in a critically important matter where it’s acknowledged
there’s low public confidence.
Simon Danczuk
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