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'{{Use British English|date=November 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox MP | honorific-prefix = | name = Sarah Champion [[Member of Parliament|MP]] | honorific-suffix = | image = | office = [[Member of Parliament (UK)|Member of Parliament]] <br> for [[Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency)|Rotherham]] | predecessor = [[Denis MacShane]] | successor = [[Incumbent]] | term_start = 29 November 2012 | term_end = | office1 = | parliament1 = | majority1 = 5,318 (24.79%)<ref name="rotherhamdeclaration">{{cite web |url=http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/info/1000/elections-results/2411/2012_constituency_by-election_result |title=2012 Constituency By-election result |publisher=Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council |date=30 November 2012 |accessdate=30 November 2012}}</ref> | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | term_start1 = | term_end1 = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|07|10|df=y}} | birth_place =[[Maldon, Essex|Maldon]], [[Essex]], England | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = British | citizenship = | spouse = | party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = [[University of Sheffield]] | occupation = | profession = | religion = | signature = | website = {{URL|http://www.sarahchampionmp.com/}} | footnotes = }} '''Sarah Deborah Champion''' (born 10 July 1969)<ref name="dellam">{{cite web |url=http://www.dellam.com/02137427-CHINESE%20ARTS%20CENTRE.html |title=Chinese Arts Centre |publisher=Dellam Corporate Information |date=14 October 2008 |accessdate=30 November 2012}}</ref> is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[politician]] and [[Member of parliament]] for [[Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency)|Rotherham]] in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]]. Having previously been employed as the Chief Executive of the local hospice, Champion was selected as the Labour candidate at the [[Rotherham by-election, 2012]]. ==Career== Champion graduated with a degree in psychology from [[Sheffield University]] in 1991. After working as a volunteer at [[Sheffield]]'s St Luke's Hospice and running art workshops at the city's Abbeydale Road Secondary School she gained full-time employment, running Rotherham Arts Centre from 1992-1994. Sarah then worked as an Arts Development Officer for Ashfield District Council. She ran the [[Chinese Arts Centre]] in [[Manchester]] from 1996 to 2008, and was the Chief Executive of the [[Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice]] in [[North Anston]], Rotherham from 2008 to 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.champion4rotherham.org.uk/biography|title=Biography|publisher=Sarah Champion|accessdate=30 November 2012}} {{dead link|date=February 2015}}</ref> In November 2012 she was selected to be Labour's candidate for the upcoming Rotherham by-election, which was triggered by the resignation of the constituency's previous MP, [[Denis MacShane]]. Champion was chosen to stand for Parliament after a controversial shortlist was imposed by the national party. Her selection took place at a heated meeting from which several delegates walked out in protest that Mahroof Hussain was not shortlisted.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/92997/bluebell-wood-s-sarah-champion-proud-to-be-labour-candidate.aspx |title=Labour names Bluebell Wood boss as by-election candidate |publisher= |newspaper=Rotherham Advertiser |date=14 November 2012 |accessdate=3 December 2012}}</ref> She was elected as MP for Rotherham on 29 November with 9,866 votes (a 46.25% overall share of the vote). [[Jane Collins]] of the [[UK Independence Party]] was second with 4,648 votes (21.79%), achieving that party's best result in a by-election. Labour achieved a majority of 5,218 (24.46%), an increase in terms of percentage from Rotherham's [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010 general election]] result, but a decrease in the actual number of votes cast.<ref name=BBC-Champion-2012-11-30>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20541136|title=Labour holds Rotherham seat in by-election|date=30 November 2012|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=30 November 2012}}</ref> Champion is Rotherham's first female MP.<ref name="BBC-Champion-2012-11-30b">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-20555746 |work=BBC News |title=Rotherham MP Sarah Champion says 'not career politician' |publisher=BBC |date=30 November 2012 |accessdate=3 December 2012}}</ref> In an interview with [[BBC Radio Sheffield]] on 30 November 2012 Champion said that she does not regard herself as a 'career politician': "There are some people who from the moment they were born wanted to be a politician. Whereas for me, since I started working I've always been working with the community and I want to carry on doing that."<ref name=BBC-Champion-2012-11-30b/> In a 2014 BBC interview Champion admitted that she rarely attends [[Prime Minister's Questions]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mason|first1=Chris|title=John Bercow: Female MPs put off PMQs by bad behaviour|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27071826|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=[[BBC News Online]]|date=17 April 2014}}</ref> On 7 May 2015, Champion was re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Rotherham with a 52.5% share of the vote. She secured 19,860 votes, increasing her majority by over 3,000. ==Parliament== Champion is currently a member of the [[Transport Select Committee]],<ref name="parliament.uk profile">{{cite web|title=Sarah Champion MP|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/sarah-champion/4267|website=parliament.uk|publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]]|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref> [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to Shadow Education Secretary [[Tristram Hunt]], Chair of the [[All-party parliamentary group]] (APPG) on Victims and Witnesses, Chair of the All-party Parliamentary Group on Choice at the End of Life, Co-chair All-party Parliamentary Health Group.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sarah Champion, MP|url=http://www.healthinparliament.org.uk/people/sarah-champion-mp|publisher=All-party Parliamentary Health Group|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref> It was reported on 15 March 2015 that Champion had claimed £17 on her parliamentary expenses for a [[Remembrance day]] wreath she had bought in 2014. The claim was of a type that was not allowed and repayment was being sought but had not been made.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-31895703|title=BBC News - MP Sarah Champion claims £17 poppy wreath expenses|work=BBC News}}</ref> Champion later said she would reimburse the money.<ref>{{cite web|title=Daily Mail|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2995549/Labour-MP-Sarah-Champion-billed-taxpayer-17-poppy-wreath-Remembrance-Day.html|accessdate=20 March 2015}}</ref> ===Child sexual exploitation=== In November 2013, it was announced that Champion, in partnership with children’s charity [[Barnardos]], would lead a cross-party inquiry to investigate the effectiveness of the [[Sexual Offences Act 2003]] in tackling child sexual exploitation and trafficking within the UK.<ref>{{cite web|title=Children’s charity and MP team up to tackle child sexual exploitation.|url=http://www.barnardos.org.uk/news/media_centre/press_releases.htm?ref=94361|publisher=[[Barnardo's]]|accessdate=4 February 2015|date=20 November 2013}}</ref> In April 2014 a report was published by Champion and Barnardos calling on the Government to toughen up laws that protect children from being groomed by predatory sex offenders. It recommended a legal loophole be closed which would allow police to step in sooner if they suspect a child of being groomed for sex.<ref>{{cite web|title=Report of the Parliamentary inquiry into the effectiveness of legislation for tackling child sexual exploitation and trafficking within the UK|url=http://www.barnardos.org.uk/cse_parliamentary_inquiry_report.pdf|publisher=[[Barnardo's]]|accessdate=4 February 2015|date=April 2014}}</ref> ===Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal=== {{main|Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal}} In response to the Jay Report released in August 2014 which found 1400 victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013, Champion applauded the council for apologising and accepting the report.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sarah Champion MP responds to Rotherham Child Sexual Exploitation Report|url=http://www.sarahchampionmp.com/sarah-champion-mp-responds-to-rotherham-child-sexual-expolitation-report/|website=sarahchampionmp.com|accessdate=4 February 2015|date=26 August 2014}}</ref> The following week Champion called on the Government for additional funding for child protection in Rotherham and nationally, and made a speech to the Prime Minister to encourage him to get the Government's child abuse inquiry underway as quickly as possible.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm140902/debtext/140902-0001.htm#14090236000408 |title=House of Commons Hansard Debates for 02 Sep 2014 (pt 0001) |work=[[Hansard]] |date= |author= |accessdate= 4 February 2015}}{{failed verification|date=February 2015}}</ref> In October 2014, Champion secured additional funding to appoint Jayne Senior, a specialist in child sexual exploitation, to support the 1400 victims of child abuse in Rotherham.<ref>{{cite news|title=Risky Business manager appointed as Rotherham CSE specialist|url=http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-10-14/risky-business-manager-appointed-as-rotherham-cse-specialist/|accessdate=4 February 2015|publisher=[[ITV News]]|date=14 October 2014}}</ref> In November 2014, Champion challenged the Prime Minister again calling for urgent action from the Government to support Rotherham’s victims and to ensure that procedures are in place to prevent such widespread abuse happening again.<ref>{{cite news|title=PMQs: Cameron and Champion on child sex abuse help|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30116452|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=[[BBC News Online]]|date=19 November 2014}}</ref> ===Gender pay equality=== In December 2014, Champion took a [[Ten Minute Rule]] Bill to Parliament asking for the mandatory publishing of figures of the pay gap between men and women in any company of over 250 employees. The Bill was overwhelmingly supported by MPs, with 258 voting in support and just 8 voting against.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm141216/debtext/141216-0002.htm#14121647002105 |title=House of Commons Hansard Debates for 16 Dec 2014 (pt 0002) |work=[[Hansard]] |date= |author= |accessdate= 4 February 2015}}</ref> ===Campaigns=== Since being elected, Champion has campaigned on issues including improvements in better protecting children against sexual exploitation, gender pay equality, the Government recognising Palestine as a state, the scrapping of the [[Under-occupancy penalty]], funding for disabled students, lowering the voting age to 16, saving [[Sure Start]] Children's Centres, youth unemployment and apprenticeships and stopping the privatisation of the Probation Service.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.labour.org.uk/people/detail/sarah-champion Sarah Champion] at Labour.org.uk {{UK MP links | parliament = sarah-champion/4267 | hansard = | hansardcurr = 6005 | guardian = 14380/sarah-champion | publicwhip = Sarah_Champion | theywork = sarah_champion | record = | bbc = 101347.stm | journalisted = sarah-champion-1 }} {{s-start}} {{s-par|uk}} {{s-bef | before = [[Denis MacShane]]}} {{s-ttl | title = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency)|Rotherham]] |years = [[Rotherham by-election, 2012|2012]] - }} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}} {{Persondata | NAME = Champion, Sarah | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = English politician | DATE OF BIRTH = 10 July 1969 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Maldon, Essex|Maldon]], [[Essex]], England | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Champion, Sarah}} [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Sheffield]] [[Category:Labour Party (UK) MPs]] [[Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies]] [[Category:UK MPs 2010–15]] [[Category:UK MPs 2015–20]] [[Category:Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies]]'