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1124354

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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, what plans he has to extend the position of trust law to sports coaches and youth justice workers with positions of influence over children.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	249794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Any sexual activity with a child under 16 is a criminal offence, regardless of whether consent is given. Any non-consensual sexual activity is also a crime, whatever the age of the victim and whatever the relationship between the victim and perpetrator.</p><p> </p><p>I recognise that there are concerns about those who might abuse their position of power over a 16 or 17-year-old to pressure them into engaging in a sexual relationship. Such behaviour is very likely to be caught by the robust laws we already have in place,</p><p> </p><p>However, we remain absolutely committed to protecting children and young people from sexual abuse and we want to ensure that existing offences are being used effectively to tackle this behaviour, and that those working with young people understand their responsibilities and act appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>My department, working closely with colleagues across government, is taking forward a review of the existing law, to check that that it is working effectively and ensuring young people are protected.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/05/2019 16:46:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

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

1048005

registered interest
date	25/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department’s programmes on ending violence against children.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	212633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>DFID is committed to reducing violence through dedicated investments to protect children, alongside interventions embedded in wider development and humanitarian programming.</p><p> </p><p>All DFID programmes, including those preventing violence against children, are subject to high levels of scrutiny to ensure they are effective and are making the best possible use of resources to maximise impact on poor people’s lives. Before approval is given to DFID programmes to begin implementation, a business case will go through a robust design and assurance process, based on HM Treasury’s five case model. All DFID programmes are then subject to continuous monitoring and an annual review process that assesses results achieved and value for money.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has invested in rigorous evaluations of interventions to prevent violence against women and children across 12 countries in Africa and Asia through its What Works to Prevent Violence Programme. This has demonstrated significant reductions in violence. For example, a school-based programme in northern Afghanistan led to a 50% reduction in children’s peer violence and corporal punishment at school.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 01/02/2019 13:43:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1047106

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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 has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the provisions of sections 16 to 24 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to include (a) sports coaches, (b) driving instructors, (c) faith leaders and (d) other positions of trust; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	211716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Any sexual activity with a child under 16 is a criminal offence, regardless of whether consent is given. Any non-consensual sexual activity is also a crime, whatever the age of the victim and whatever the relationship between the victim and perpetrator.</p><p>Where a manipulative offender grooms a child prior to them reaching the age of consent and then engages in a sexual relationship with them when they are over 16, this could be prosecuted under offences such as Section 15A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.</p><p>We remain absolutely committed to protecting children and young people from sexual abuse and we already have a wide range of criminal offences under which to prosecute and sentence those who carry out such acts. We continue to keep this under review.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/01/2019 17:59:45 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1037924

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of crimes committed against children in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	206379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 14/01/2019 17:14:40 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ206379 (2).pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1029632

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they provide to impartial advocacy services to help the families of victims of grooming gangs.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL12518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>This Government attaches the highest priority to tackling grooming and all forms of sexual exploitation and to ensuring that all victims, whether they are a child or an adult, get the protection and support they need. Impartial advocacy for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse, and their families, is a key part of this, and is integral to the support the Government funds, including the role of Independent Sexual Violence Advisors.</p><p> </p><p>In each of the last three years the Government has allocated around £7.2m in funding to sexual violence support services to provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of sexual violence, including victims of child sexual abuse. This includes £1.7m to rape support services across England and Wales to provide specialist support to victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation. A further £4.7m has been allocated to Police and Crime Commissioners specifically to commission services supporting victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2019, rape and sexual abuse support services will receive an £800,000 increase in funding, allowing them to help more victims of sexual violence (including recent and non-recent child sexual abuse), often including but not restricted to funding of ISVAs.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 08/01/2019 17:52:23 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1029634

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 17 November 2017 (HL2955), how many successful prosecutions there have been of police, social workers or other relevant authorities for failing to help the victims of grooming gangs.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL12520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice court proceeding database does not hold data specifically relating to different types of misconduct in a public office, nor the authority the defendant belongs to.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/01/2019 11:37:33 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

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