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registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
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, whether he plans to review the scope of individuals covered by the position of trust terms of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to include (a) youth workers, (b) sports coaches and (c) ministers of religion.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	132312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The protection of children remains a priority for this Government.</p><p> </p><p>My officials are currently considering proposals being developed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to extend the definition of a ‘position of trust’ in the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to include “sports coaches”.</p><p> </p><p>We currently have no plans to extend the definitions to include youth workers or ministers of religion, but we keep this important area of the law under regular review.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/03/2018 14:36:30 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
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

448983

registered interest
date	29/01/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have died as a result of abuse or neglect in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	24965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>The death of any child is a tragedy. We want all children at risk of abuse or neglect to be identified early, to have timely and proportionate assessments of their individual needs, and to have the right services provided at the right time.</p><p>The death of each child must be reviewed and the Department collects information on the outcomes of these reviews. Since 2010-11, the Department has published annual statistics on the numbers of reviews of child deaths and the numbers of reviews where the category of death was abuse or neglect. In 2010-11, there were 47 reviews completed of deaths of children due to abuse or neglect; 43 in 2011-12; 46 in 2012-13; 62 in 2013-14; and 60 in 2014-15.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 03/02/2016 16:52:20 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

427516

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the funding offer for the Pioneer Communities Project was withdrawn; and what the basis was for the withdrawal.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	15763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government announced at Autumn Statement 2014 funding for the Department for Education for an “Early intervention pilot for 0-2 year olds – to pilot a new approach to ensure that the most effective early intervention actions are taken during a child’s earliest years, to prevent avoidable problems later.”</p><br /><p>This measure was to be delivered by the Department for Education, who worked with a number of stakeholders including Her Majesty’s Treasury, the Wave Trust and the Early Intervention Foundation to identify options to deliver the project.</p><br /><p>As no contract has been signed for this measure, in June 2015 the Department for Education undertook not to proceed with the measure in this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 15761 15762 15764 question first answered 16/11/2015 16:20:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

427517

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions took place between his Department and the Department for Education about the allocation of funds to the Pioneer Communities Project.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	15764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government announced at Autumn Statement 2014 funding for the Department for Education for an “Early intervention pilot for 0-2 year olds – to pilot a new approach to ensure that the most effective early intervention actions are taken during a child’s earliest years, to prevent avoidable problems later.”</p><br /><p>This measure was to be delivered by the Department for Education, who worked with a number of stakeholders including Her Majesty’s Treasury, the Wave Trust and the Early Intervention Foundation to identify options to deliver the project.</p><br /><p>As no contract has been signed for this measure, in June 2015 the Department for Education undertook not to proceed with the measure in this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 15761 15762 15763 question first answered 16/11/2015 16:20:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

427540

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department agreed a grant to the Wave Trust to fund the Pioneer Communities Project; and how much that grant was for.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	15761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government announced at Autumn Statement 2014 funding for the Department for Education for an “Early intervention pilot for 0-2 year olds – to pilot a new approach to ensure that the most effective early intervention actions are taken during a child’s earliest years, to prevent avoidable problems later.”</p><br /><p>This measure was to be delivered by the Department for Education, who worked with a number of stakeholders including Her Majesty’s Treasury, the Wave Trust and the Early Intervention Foundation to identify options to deliver the project.</p><br /><p>As no contract has been signed for this measure, in June 2015 the Department for Education undertook not to proceed with the measure in this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 15762 15763 15764 question first answered 16/11/2015 16:20:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

427541

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria were attached to the granting of a grant to the Wave Trust to fund the Pioneer Communities Project.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	15762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government announced at Autumn Statement 2014 funding for the Department for Education for an “Early intervention pilot for 0-2 year olds – to pilot a new approach to ensure that the most effective early intervention actions are taken during a child’s earliest years, to prevent avoidable problems later.”</p><br /><p>This measure was to be delivered by the Department for Education, who worked with a number of stakeholders including Her Majesty’s Treasury, the Wave Trust and the Early Intervention Foundation to identify options to deliver the project.</p><br /><p>As no contract has been signed for this measure, in June 2015 the Department for Education undertook not to proceed with the measure in this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 15761 15763 15764 question first answered 16/11/2015 16:20:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

427594

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what involvement her Department has had in the grant originally made available to the Pioneer Communities Project that was administered through her Department.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	15787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>No grant funding was made available by the Department for Education to support the Pioneer Communities Project.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 16/11/2015 16:41:30 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
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