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1055777

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of child protection procedures on families affected by myalgic encephalomyelitis.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	217626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Education has made no recent assessments of the impact of child protection procedures on families affected by myalgic encephalomyelitis.</p><p>Local authorities must undertake enquiries if they believe a child has suffered or is likely to suffer significant harm and decide if any action must be taken under section 47 of the Children Act 1989. Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018) sets out the parameters and principles of high quality child protection assessments and procedures. The local authority is under a duty to safeguard and promote the child’s welfare and child protection decisions are based on the professional judgement of social workers and the circumstances of the individual child. The Equality Act 2010 is clear that all institutions, including local authorities, cannot discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability.</p><p>The Government is undertaking wide-ranging reforms to improve the quality of social work practice and decision-making, including through assessment and accreditation against Knowledge and Skills Statements, which are also the post qualifying standards for child and family social work.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/02/2019 17:53:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

804273

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2017 to Question 116398, what assessment she has made of the effect of the reduction in neighbourhood policing on the ability of police forces to protect vulnerable children.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	118470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>It is for operationally independent Chief Constables to make decisions on the size, composition and deployment of the workforce in line with local needs and priorities.</p><p>We recognise that it is crucial that the police have the right resources, capabilities and powers to keep the public safe. We have provided millions of pounds of extra investment through the Police Transformation Fund to transform policing to respond to changing crimes and threats including crimes against vulnerable children such as child sexual abuse.</p><p>Through this fund we have awarded £1.9million to the College of Policing to transform policing’s approach to vulnerability, including developing a more comprehensive package of training for first responders in vulnerability so that they are better able to identify signs of vulnerability and provide support to victims. This package will also include the piloting of a licence to practise which will ensure that only those officers who are qualified to carry out specialist investigations in high risk areas like child protection, are able to do so.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/12/2017 17:23:01 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

797435

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the reduction in neighbourhood policing on the ability of police forces to protect vulnerable children.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	116398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>It is for operationally independent Chief Constables to make decisions on the size, composition and deployment of the workforce including police community support officers, in line with local needs and priorities. Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are elected by the public to hold Chief Constables and the force to account; making the police answerable to the communities they serve.</p><p>We are undertaking a programme of engagement with the police to understand the impact of changing demands<strong>, </strong>and to hear how the police are managing these. That includes what more can be done to improve productivity and efficiency, reduce bureaucracy, and make prudent use of financial reserves.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 04/12/2017 17:48:09 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

774060

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effects of the recent changes in neighbourhood policing levels on the police's ability to protect vulnerable children.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	108746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that it is crucial that the police have the right resources, capabilities and powers to keep the public safe. We have provided millions of pounds of extra investment through the Police Transformation Fund to transform policing to respond to changing crimes and threats including crimes against vulnerable people such as child sexual abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The 2015 Spending Review protected overall police spending in real terms. We are undertaking a programme of engagement with the police to understand the impact of changing demands<strong>, </strong>and to hear how the police are managing these. That includes what more can be done to improve productivity and efficiency, reduce bureaucracy, and make prudent use of financial reserves.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/10/2017 13:52:47 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

746212

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguarding measures are in place to protect minors who come forward with evidence to the independent inquiry on child abuse.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	1782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the specific difficulties that minors may face when coming forward with evidence to the Inquiry. The terms of reference for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse require it to &quot;consider the experience of survivors of child sexual abuse; providing opportunities for them to bear witness to the Inquiry, having regard to the need to provide appropriate support in doing so&quot;.</p><p>It is for the Inquiry (which operates independently of Government) to determine how to provide this appropriate support. Information about how the Inquiry supports victims and survivors who come forward with evidence are given on the Inquiry's website - <a href="http://www.iicsa.org.uk" target="_blank">www.iicsa.org.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/07/2017 09:12:09 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

582045

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what public protection orders or other legal instruments are available to prevent adults without violent or sexual convictions working with children in non-governed extracurricular sports or activities.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	45914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is able to bar individuals who pose a risk from working in certain roles with children, regardless of whether they have committed an offence. In addition, individuals working with children are eligible for Enhanced DBS certificates which, alongside criminal records information, disclose any non-conviction information that a chief officer believes to be relevant, for example Sexual Risk Orders.</p><p>The Government introduced Sexual Risk Orders (SRO) to protect the public from those who pose a risk of sexual harm but have not been convicted. The key elements of a SRO are that it may be made by the magistrates’ court on application by the police or National Crime Agency where an individual has done an act of a sexual nature and, as a result, is considered to pose a risk of harm to the public in the UK.</p><p>An SRO can be applied to any individual who poses a risk of sexual harm in the UK or abroad, even if they have never been convicted. An SRO may prohibit the person from doing anything described in it and any prohibition must be necessary for protecting the public in the UK from sexual harm. The Home Secretary has issued statutory guidance in relation to the orders to the police and the National Crime Agency.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 15/09/2016 16:30:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

435904

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she intends to respond to the report of the Children's Commissioner, Protecting children from harm, published in November 2015.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	19002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The report captures the findings from the first part of the Children’s Commissioner’s inquiry into child sexual abuse in the family environment. The Government will give careful consideration to the findings of the full inquiry when it is completed in December 2016.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/12/2015 17:19:23 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 34751 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

391980

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take in the light of the <i>South Yorkshire - National Child Protection Inspection post inspection review</i>, published by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in July 2015, and its conclusions that "work has yet to translate into improved practice on the front line and some children have been left at risk of harm".
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL1743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/08/2015 answer text <p>Inspectors found that South Yorkshire Police have made child protection a priority and there have been improvements to the force’s initial response when attending incidents involving children at risk. The force is developing new joint working arrangements and structures to improve consistency across its four districts. However South Yorkshire Police must take urgent action to protect children from harm by implementing Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary’s recommendations. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary will continue to monitor South Yorkshire Police’s approach to child protection.</p><p>We have prioritised child sexual abuse as a national threat to empower forces to maximise specialist skills and expertise to prevent offending and resolve cases. The Home Office provided an additional £10 million in 2015/16 to the National Crime Agency for the creation of additional specialist teams to tackle online child sexual exploitation. We have also made available £1.7 million to fund Operation Hydrant, which coordinates the handling of multiple historical child sexual abuse investigations specifically concerning institutions or persons of public prominence, and £1.5 million to support regional coordinators and analysts to oversee the implementation of the National Policing Plan for tackling Child Sexual Exploitation.</p><p>Additionally, the Home Office and Ministry of Justice announced an additional £7 million for victims services supporting survivors of sexual violence in 2014/15 and 2015/16.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/08/2015 16:29:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven