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1693918

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Children: Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the debate entitled Child abuse in institutions in Europe at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on 26 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	17147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government remains firmly committed to promoting the rights of children at home and overseas, this includes working to tackle all forms of child sexual exploitation and abuse. We value the work of the Parliamentary Assembly to the Council of Europe and our UK delegation in debating these important issues.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 13/03/2024 11:39:16 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

1678705

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the Children's Commissioner for England regarding the verbal abuse of children by adults; and what plans do they have for measures to tackle such abuse.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2024 answer text <p>Protection from abuse and neglect is a fundamental right for all children. The government’s priority for all vulnerable children is to keep them safe, protect their welfare and put their best interests at the heart of every decision.</p><p>In the department’s Children in Need statistics release, the department publishes data on factors identified at the end of an assessment by children’s social care services. The statistics release for 2023 is available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need</a>. Currently, verbal abuse is not defined as a separate category but would fall under emotional abuse. For that reason, the department has not made a specific assessment of the impact of verbal abuse on children, but it is the government’s priority to ensure all children are protected and safe from harm.</p><p>Government ministers and departmental officials have ongoing, regular engagement with the Children’s Commissioner and her office on a range of issues, including safeguarding children. The department has also offered to meet with the charity Words Matter to discuss their report in more detail so that the department can take forward any appropriate action to mitigate against the effects of verbal abuse on children and young people. Once departmental officials have met with Words Matter, the department will be in a better position to make a detailed assessment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL1274 question first answered 04/01/2024 15:35:51 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1678706

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance is included, if any, in the Initial Teacher Training content framework on (1) how to speak to children and what constitutes verbal abuse from adults to children, and (2) behaviour management.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2023 answer text <p>The Initial Teacher Training Core Content Framework (CCF), alongside the Early Career Framework, sets out the minimum entitlement of training and support for all trainee teachers.</p><p>The CCF is underpinned by the Teachers’ Standards (2011), and behaviour management is addressed in High Expectations and Managing Behaviour (S1 and S7 of the CCF). This is in line with Standard 7 of the Teachers’ Standards, which requires teachers to “manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment”. Part Two of the Teachers' Standards requires teachers to ensure that they are “treating pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional position”.</p><p>The CCF has been reviewed with consideration of how to best prepare trainee teachers to support pupils by creating respectful cultures within their classrooms where pupils feel motivated and valued, and highlights the importance of building strong, positive relationships with pupils.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 27/12/2023 15:38:26 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1678707

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance, if any, is included as part of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme for parents on how to speak to their children and awareness of what constitutes verbal abuse.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2024 answer text <p>The Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme provides funding for local authorities to provide services that support parents to care for and interact with their children. This includes programmes on parenting, parent-infant relationships, perinatal mental health and the Home Learning Environment. Funding for parenting support should be used for provision of a universal and targeted offer which helps make the transition to parenthood as smooth as possible and which stresses the importance of sensitive and responsive caregiving. All these services are informed by local needs assessment and should consider the wants and needs of different parents and carers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 04/01/2024 15:37:19 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1678708

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding by the charity Words Matter that two in five children experience verbal abuse from the adults around them which can cause anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harm, substance abuse and suicide; and what steps they are taking in response.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2024 answer text <p>Protection from abuse and neglect is a fundamental right for all children. The government’s priority for all vulnerable children is to keep them safe, protect their welfare and put their best interests at the heart of every decision.</p><p>In the department’s Children in Need statistics release, the department publishes data on factors identified at the end of an assessment by children’s social care services. The statistics release for 2023 is available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need</a>. Currently, verbal abuse is not defined as a separate category but would fall under emotional abuse. For that reason, the department has not made a specific assessment of the impact of verbal abuse on children, but it is the government’s priority to ensure all children are protected and safe from harm.</p><p>Government ministers and departmental officials have ongoing, regular engagement with the Children’s Commissioner and her office on a range of issues, including safeguarding children. The department has also offered to meet with the charity Words Matter to discuss their report in more detail so that the department can take forward any appropriate action to mitigate against the effects of verbal abuse on children and young people. Once departmental officials have met with Words Matter, the department will be in a better position to make a detailed assessment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL1271 question first answered 04/01/2024 15:35:51 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1676815

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Children: Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many infants admitted to the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each of the past five years were subject to investigation under its guidelines regarding suspected abuse in children; of those, how many were identified as having been subjected to abuse; and whether this figure is similarly reflected in other trusts across the country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL1057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2023 answer text <p>Somerset NHS Foundation Trust guidelines define abuse and neglect as forms of maltreatment of a child. Somebody may abuse or neglect a child by inflicting harm, or by failing to act to prevent harm. All staff have a responsibility to safeguard children at risk of abuse or neglect in the National Health Service. This involves protecting children from maltreatment and preventing impairment of children’s health and development. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust does not hold data on the number of infants admitted in the past five years subject to investigation regarding suspected abuse or the number of infants identified as subjected to abuse. NHS England also does not collect the data requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 22/12/2023 14:11:39 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1676948

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken with the national working group on Child Abuse Linked to Faith on tackling spiritual and ritualistic abuse.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	6057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The National Working Group on Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief has been renamed as the National Working Group on Abuse Linked to Accusations of Witchcraft and Spirit Possession. It is independent and the department is invited as an observer.</p><p>The government is determined to protect children from this abuse, as from any other form of abuse. Where there are concerns that any child is at risk of, or has suffered significant harm, these should be reported to the police or to local authority children’s social care who should take action to safeguard and promote their welfare, following the actions outlined in the ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ guidance<em>.</em></p><p>In the Children in Need statistics for the year ending 31 March 2023 published in October 2023, faith-based abuse was identified as an assessment factor in 2,140 episodes of need. Episodes of need are when a child is referred to children’s social care services and is assessed as being in need of children’s social care services. It should be noted that not all episodes of need have assessment factors recorded, but this has improved over time. Nonetheless, there can be differences in the recording practices between local authorities. Therefore, this data should be treated with caution and should not be taken to represent the national prevalence of particular issues. <br> <br> The government’s ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ strategy, published on 2 February 2023, set out plans to reform children’s social care, including a commitment to deliver a decisive, multi-agency child protection system for all children.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 6058 question first answered 18/12/2023 16:34:08 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1676949

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the trends in the level of reports of spiritual and ritualistic abuse against children since 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	6058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The National Working Group on Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief has been renamed as the National Working Group on Abuse Linked to Accusations of Witchcraft and Spirit Possession. It is independent and the department is invited as an observer.</p><p>The government is determined to protect children from this abuse, as from any other form of abuse. Where there are concerns that any child is at risk of, or has suffered significant harm, these should be reported to the police or to local authority children’s social care who should take action to safeguard and promote their welfare, following the actions outlined in the ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ guidance<em>.</em></p><p>In the Children in Need statistics for the year ending 31 March 2023 published in October 2023, faith-based abuse was identified as an assessment factor in 2,140 episodes of need. Episodes of need are when a child is referred to children’s social care services and is assessed as being in need of children’s social care services. It should be noted that not all episodes of need have assessment factors recorded, but this has improved over time. Nonetheless, there can be differences in the recording practices between local authorities. Therefore, this data should be treated with caution and should not be taken to represent the national prevalence of particular issues. <br> <br> The government’s ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ strategy, published on 2 February 2023, set out plans to reform children’s social care, including a commitment to deliver a decisive, multi-agency child protection system for all children.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 6057 question first answered 18/12/2023 16:34:08 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1420084

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Children: Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to help increase the number of successful prosecutions for cases involving child abuse.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	119570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>Child sexual abuse cases are some of the most challenging, complex and sensitive cases. They are dealt with by specially trained prosecutors, working closely with the police to build the strongest possible cases that meet the legal test. In 2020-2021 there were 6,402 prosecutions for cases classified as child abuse. In the same period the conviction rate was 85.6%, an increase of 2.7% on the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>The government has successfully rolled out Section 28 for vulnerable victims and witnesses, including children, in all Crown Courts from November 2020. We know that Section 28 provisions which provide for pre-recorded cross-examination can help to improve the experience of victims by enabling them to give their evidence earlier in the process and outside of the courtroom.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS has comprehensive Legal Guidance for prosecutors on cases involving child abuse. This Guidance supports prosecutors to build strong cases and bring effective prosecutions. It is currently being updated to take account of the latest developments in law and policy.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 15/02/2022 15:59:00 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1416774

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Children: Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking alongside children's charities to safeguard victims of child abuse following the murder of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	112593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>Leadership on child safeguarding policy is principally shared between the Home Office, Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care. We have worked closely across Government to ensure we learn what needs to change in the light of Arthur's tragic death.</p><p>The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has been asked to deliver an independent review identifying what went wrong in this terrible case, and what needs to be improved nationally as a result. We have also commissioned a Joint Targeted Area Inspection to examine how all the relevant local agencies are working together to protect and safeguard children in Solihull.</p><p>The Home Office are supporting the police to develop their understanding of the complexity, sensitivity and risk involved in working with vulnerable victims of abuse and exploitation, through:</p><ul><li>funding the College of Policing’s training for senior police officers on safeguarding and public protection issues,</li><li>funding the police-led Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme, which identifies and promotes good practice and effective interventions to address vulnerability.</li></ul><p>Government also works closely with voluntary sector partners to identify national trends and to ensure sufficient support to children and families at the local level. This was particularly critical during the COVID-19 pandemic, during which the Government has provided additional funding to boost the support provided by children’s charities, including:</p><ul><li>£7.6 million for national children’s charities who offered safeguarding services for vulnerable children.</li><li>£11.4 million since June 2020 to the See, Hear, Respond programme, which helped vulnerable children and young people whose usual support networks have been impacted by the pandemic.</li></ul><ul><li>£1.8 million to expand and promote the NSPCC helpline for adults to use to report safeguarding concerns.</li></ul> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 02/02/2022 12:43:27 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight