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1186935

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with the Independent Office for Police Conduct on recent reports into the handling of Operation Midland.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	901700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The failings of the Metropolitan Police Service in Operation Midland had devastating consequences for those falsely accused and also risked damaging the confidence of the public.</p><p>That is why the Home Secretary requested, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services conduct an inspection of the Metropolitan Police Service to ensure lessons have been learned.</p><p>We will continue to seek assurances from the Metropolitan Police that policy and practice is being changed so the failures are not repeated.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/03/2020 17:35:36 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

758598

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Minister has responsibility for the Government's cross-departmental working on child sexual exploitation.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	9386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>I have responsibility for the Home Office's work on child sexual exploitation and work with other Ministers across government on this subject.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 09/10/2017 16:03:09 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

458546

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of child abuse flagged by sexual offences have been investigated in each police force area in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	30374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect data on the number of cases of sexual offences flagged as child abuse that have been investigated.</p><p>The Home Office collects information on the number of crimes the police in England and Wales record and the outcomes they assign to these crimes. The Home Office is clear that all crimes reported to the police should be taken seriously, investigated and, where appropriate, taken through the courts and met with tough sentences.</p><p>From the data the Home Office receives, information can only be provided for certain sexual offences that identify that the victim is aged under 18 by the name of the offence in statute, namely:</p><p> Rape of a female child under 16</p><p> Rape of a female child under 13</p><p> Rape of a male child under 16</p><p> Rape of a male child under 13</p><p> Sexual assault on a female child under 13</p><p> Sexual assault on a male child under 13</p><p> Sexual activity involving a child under 13</p><p> Sexual activity involving child under 16</p><p> Sexual grooming (the victim must be under 16)</p><p> Abuse of position of trust in a sexual nature (under 17)</p><p> Abuse of children through sexual exploitation</p><p>Data for these offences by police force area are available in the police recorded crime and outcomes open data available here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/03/2016 13:57:59 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

385805

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the next progress report on the Government's Tackling child sexual exploitation action plan, published in November 2011; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	4233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>Responsibility for leading the Government’s work to tackle child sexual exploitation sits with the Home Office.</p><p>On 3 March 2015, the previous Government published its response to the failures in the Rotherham, which were identified by Professor Alexis Jay and Louise Casey in their reviews. The report, Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation, sets out the Government’s approach to tackling sexual exploitation. It includes a comprehensive, targeted set of actions, bringing together healthcare, social care, education, law enforcement, criminal justice agencies, and local and national government.</p><p>The Government is taking a forward theses actions and we will update Parliament and the public in due course.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 01/07/2015 14:23:05 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

174035

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of new cases of historic child abuse which have come forward in the last 12 months; and what recent assessment she has made of the capabilities of police forces to deal with such cases.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	221031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>Child sexual abuse is a reprehensible crime which this government is determined to stamp out. We have been clear that if anyone has been a victim of child sexual abuse, or knows of someone who has been a victim, then they should <br>report it to the police so that it can be thoroughly investigated. The Home Office does not collate statistics on the number of historic cases of child abuse being reported. The resourcing for individual operations investigating child sexual abuse is an operational matter for the relevant Chief Officer. <br><br>Operation Hydrant is the national policing response to the oversight and co-ordination of all child abuse investigations concerning persons of public prominence or those offences which took place historically in institutional <br>settings. Overseen by the National Policing Lead for Child Protection and Abuse Investigations, Operation Hydrant is responsible for the production of best practice guidance for Senior Investigating Officers (SIOs) investigating <br>relevant allegations.<br><br>The College of Policing has also produced Authorised Professional Practice (APP) for forces on Managing complex child abuse investigations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 22/01/2015 13:51:03 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone previous answer version 39262 answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

171304

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the Minister with cross-departmental responsibilities for child sexual exploitation has met groups of survivors of historic child abuse in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	219207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>The Minister for Crime Prevention [the Minister with cross-departmental responsibility for CSE] chairs the National Group on Sexual Violence against Children and Vulnerable People, which has met every four to six weeks since its <br>formation in April 2013, and includes in its membership the voluntary organisations Rape Crisis, NSPCC and Barnardo’s. The National Group coordinates Government action on the sexual abuse of children and vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 08/01/2015 12:18:32 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone previous answer version 36794 answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

91487

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what constabularies have so far been inspected by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary on the robustness of their action on child sexual exploitation.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	209006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has so far inspected six forces as part of its rolling programme of National Child Protection Inspections. These are Norfolk Constabulary, South Yorkshire Police, West Midlands Police, Greater Manchester Police, West Yorkshire Police and Nottinghamshire Police.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 23/09/2014 15:53:40 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

91488

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment of a constabulary's child sexual exploitation action plan is involved in inspections by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	209005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary’s current programme of National Child Protection Inspections assesses the child protection work of every police force in England and Wales and as part of these inspections, the Inspectorate reviews the relevant force documentation. This includes the force’s child sexual exploitation plan.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 23/09/2014 15:55:12 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

91490

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the examination of the child sexual exploitation action plans of all constabularies by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	209007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary is currently inspecting the child protection work (National Child Protection Inspections) of every police force <br>in England and Wales. These inspections are unannounced and are being conducted as part of a rolling programme, with four forces inspected every quarter.<br><br>The first report, in relation to Norfolk Constabulary, was published on 29 August. The next report to be published is scheduled to be on South Yorkshire <br>and is due to be published shortly.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 23/09/2014 15:52:33 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

91493

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers are deployed on Operation Fernbridge.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	209004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Operation Fernbridge is an ongoing police operation led by the Metropolitan Police Service. Resourcing of the operation is a matter for the MPS Commissioner.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/09/2014 13:36:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton