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1123216

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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 steps his Department has taken to improve co-ordination with the Metropolitan Police in tackling the (a) trafficking, (b) grooming and (c) abuse of children.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	247751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>Police, including the Metropolitan Police Service, are operationally independent of Government. We work with law enforcement agencies to better understand the challenges they face and, where appropriate, to help strengthen their response to the abuse and exploitation of vulnerable children.</p><p><br>In 2016 the Home Secretary commissioned HMICFRS to produce quarterly reports, monitoring the Metropolitan Police Service’s (MPS) progress in improving its protection of young people from harm and abuse. The quarterly Child Protection Inspections took place between 2017-2018. Following this programme, the Inspectorate continues to provide ongoing learning support to the MPS and will revisit the force to assess progress.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/05/2019 13:17:56 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1109710

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
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 Justice, what support is available from (a) the police and (b) other organisations to victims of grooming and sexual exploitation following (i) Operation Optic in Newcastle and (ii) other examples of failed prosecutions.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	241032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Following Operation Optic agencies including Northumbria Police committed to a multi-agency action plan to ensure safeguarding and ongoing support to victims, including the provision of dedicated support officers and the offer of bespoke counselling.</p><p><br>The Government wants to ensure that all victims of sexual abuse and exploitation get the support they need, whether they are a child or an adult. We provide funding for victim support services across the country, which victims can access throughout their lifetime, whether they are involved in a criminal justice process or not.</p><p><br>In 2018/19, the Ministry of Justice allocated almost £1.7m to Northumbria PCC to provide support to victims in the area, including £116K specifically for services supporting victims of child sexual abuse. Additionally, the Ministry of Justice directly allocated around £272,600 to four services in Northumbria providing specialist support to victims of sexual violence.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/04/2019 09:10:27 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1091025

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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 (a) reports of child sexual exploitation have been received and (b) successful prosecutions have taken place for child sexual abuse-related offences including imagery offences in (i) Preston constituency and (ii) the UK in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	233455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The number of police recorded offences relating to child sexual exploitation in the Preston Community Safety Partnership (CSP) Area and in England and Wales, is shown in the table below in each of the last 3 years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year to Sep 2016</p></td><td><p>Year to Sep 2017</p></td><td><p>Year to Sep 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston CSP Area</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England &amp; Wales</p></td><td><p>43,896</p></td><td><p>53,733</p></td><td><p>60,659</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Home Office does not hold data on the number of such offences recorded by the police elsewhere in the UK. Information on the number of prosecutions for such offences is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/03/2019 16:57:52 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1029635

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether grooming gangs are still operating in Rotherham or elsewhere; and, if so, what steps they are taking to stop them.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL12521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government attaches the highest priority to tackling all forms of child sexual abuse and exploitation. We know from our work with police forces that child sexual exploitation, as perpetrated by groups, still happens in many areas of the country and can manifest in different ways. <br>We continue to prioritise child sexual abuse as a national threat, one of six such threats that require prioritisation by forces. We have provided significant extra investment through the Police Transformation Fund (PTF) to transform policing to respond to changing crimes and threats including crimes against vulnerable people such as child sexual abuse.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) is satisfied that forces in England and Wales have identified child sexual exploitation as a priority within their work on organised crime.</p><p>As a result of the attention given by police forces to this form of offending, we have seen a number of successful prosecutions in recent months, including in Rotherham and Huddersfield.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/01/2019 11:53:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1015072

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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 recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of police resources to tackle child sexual exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	195472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>We have provided forces with the funding they need to tackle the changing demands they face, including those from child sexual exploitation. In 2018/19 we increased funding in the policing system by £460 million, which includes £280 million going to forces through increased council tax precept flexibility. We have prioritised child sexual abuse as a national threat, one of only six such threats that require prioritisation by forces. This will facilitate prioritisation and planning of capabilities to tackle this terrible crime.</p><p>We have begun a step change in our approach to dealing with crimes against vulnerable children and people across the country and have invested significantly in a programme of reform to help the police to respond to changing crimes. This includes significant extra investment through the Police Transformation Fund (PTF) to transform policing in response to crimes against vulnerable individuals such as child sexual abuse.</p><p>In addition, we are investing an extra £21 million over the next 18 months to improve how our law enforcement agencies reduce the volume of offending and pursue the most dangerous and prolific offenders. This includes further funding of the Regional Organised Crime Units to target online grooming of children.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/11/2018 16:24:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1007494

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the review of Operation Midland cost.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL11495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Sir Richard Henriques was commissioned by the then Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police to review the actions of the force in investigating allegations of non-recent sexual offences said to have been committed by prominent public individuals.</p><p>This included Operation Midland. The cost of this review is a matter for the Metropolitan Police Service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/11/2018 17:14:04 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1006696

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what, if any, circulars were issued by the Home Office to police forces in England and Wales about the circumstances in which instances of organised sexual abuse and exploitation of young women and girls should not be investigated, in each year since 2008.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL11476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>All Home Office issued circulars are published. Home Office circulars from 2012 to 2018 are available via <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/home-office-circulars-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/home-office-circulars-2018</a>. Circulars from 2003 to 2011 are on the National Archives website <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130125092816/http:/www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/corporate-publications-strategy/home-office-circulars/" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130125092816/http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/corporate-publications-strategy/home-office-circulars/</a>.</p><p>We have not identified any Home Office circulars that set out any circumstances in which child sexual abuse and exploitation should not be investigated.</p><p>A circular issued in 2008 on the application of the Children Act stresses the paramountcy of respecting the wishes and the feelings of the child in investigations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/11/2018 17:02:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

999138

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2018 to Question 176432 on Offences against Children, whether any funding requests from police forces for investigations into child sexual exploitation have been rejected by the Government in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	186384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p /><p /><p>No applications for Special Grant funding in respect of investigations into Child Sexual Exploitation have been declined in the last three years.</p><p>Applications declined are published alongside successful applications on the Gov.uk website</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-funding-special-grant-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-funding-special-grant-applications</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 05/11/2018 18:06:48 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

997650

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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 information the Department holds on the number of children assessed as being at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation in the latest year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	185657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>It is difficult to measure the number of children at risk of child sexual exploitation with confidence because methodologies vary and because most child sexual abuse remains unreported.</p><p>In its report, Measuring the Scale and Changing Nature of Child Sexual Abuse Child Sexual Exploitation, published in August 2018, the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse refers to several studies which have sought to assess the number of children at risk of sexual exploitation in England using different methodologies and data sources. These include a survey of 100 local authorities in 2016 which identified 13,466 children at risk, and a study by the Office of the Children's Commissioner in 2012 which estimated 16,500 children to be at risk.</p><p>The Department for Education published statistics on “Characteristics of children in need: 2017/18: England” on 25 October 2018. These show nearly 20,000 assessments carried out by children’s services where child sexual exploitation was identified as being a factor that contributed to the child being in need. However, these figures count numbers of assessments, not number of children, so if a child has more than one assessment where child sexual exploitation is identified as a factor then they will be counted more than once in these figures.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2018 17:07:23 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

982534

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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, whether any funding requests have been received by police forces in the last 12 months relating to investigations into child sexual exploitation; how much such funding has been made available; and which police forces have received such funding.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	176432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office has provided £150,000 in Special Grant funding to the Metropolitan Police Service for Operation Grange for 2018/19. A further application from the Metropolitan Police Service has been received and is under consideration. No further requests have been received relating to the search for missing children.</p><p>The Home Office has received several requests for Special Grant funding relating to investigations into child sexual exploitation. For 2018/19, the Home Office has agreed to provide up to £1.9 million to Norfolk Police for Operation Hydrant, £995,000 to North Wales Police for Operation Pallial, £11.4 million to South Yorkshire Police for Operation Stovewood and £3.3 million to Cleveland Police for Operation Pandect.</p><p>Information on 2017/18 Special Grant applications has been published and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-funding-special-grant-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-funding-special-grant-applications</a>.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 176431 question first answered 16/10/2018 16:25:24 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh