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“Clear, pre-defined access to these patents will enable others to innovate and advance research in an area that is critical for Europe’s future,” Teresa Ribera, the bloc’s competition commissioner, said on Friday.

Norfolk PCC Sarah Taylor resigned from the party after the Home Office announced commissioner roles in England and Wales were being scrapped.

There are 37 elected commissioners under the existing PCC system, introduced 12 years ago to improve police accountability.

“The calendar shift is one of the most important decisions in our history,” MLS commissioner Don Garber said in a statement.

The commissioner warned against using "grooming gangs" as a catch-all term because offending includes abuse within families, in institutions, between peers and online.