{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/6a106f32294da705c3a4a78b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bring back Borstals! Top cop slams parents’ lack of discipline","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/1779461683225-c4414081-0987-4d88-a616-2a15d2b20379.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Former Met Police Detective Peter Bleksley joins Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley to discuss if parents should be held criminally responsible for their children’s crimes.</p><p><br></p><p>Following the announcement of <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/05/18/parents-face-jail-failing-steer-children-away-from-crimes/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">government plans to revamp parenting orders</a>, Peter argues that more discipline is needed in modern parenting and that longer jail terms work as a deterrent for repeat offenders.</p><p><br></p><p>The Justice Secretary David Lammy revealed the plans to give courts extra powers to punish breaches of parenting order last week as part of efforts to prevent a repeat of the Southport murders, where the <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/13/the-selfishness-of-axel-rudakubanas-parents/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">parents of triple killer Axel Rudakubana</a> were castigated for failing to act on his erratic and violent behaviour.</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Emma Williams</p><p>Social Media Producer: Conor Clark</p><p>Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman</p><p>Video Producer: Will Walters</p><p>Studio Operator: Meghan Searle</p><p>Editor: Camilla Tominey</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights</p><ul><li>Peter Bleksley discusses rise of London teen shoplifting 'link-ups'</li><li>David Lammy proposes courts get extra powers to jail parents for parenting order breaches.</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}