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<p> </p><p>In 2013 the Department for Education received information from the Department
of Health which referred to 21 children's homes and schools in England. This information
had been uncovered as part of a document review process undertaken by the Metropolitan
Police Service in the context of Operation Yewtree.The Secretary of State for Education
gave details of this information in a Written Ministerial Statement on 27 March 2014:</p><p><a
href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140327/wmstext/140327m0001.htm#14032769000005"
target="_blank">www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140327/wmstext/140327m0001.htm#14032769000005</a></p><p>More
generally, hon. and Rt hon. Members and concerned members of the public regularly
write to the Department with concerns about child abuse or neglect, sometimes enclosing
supporting documents. Such letters are dealt with as appropriate on a case by case
basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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