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690424

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	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, what the cost to the public purse has been of (a) Operation Pallial's investigations into Peter Steen, Dafydd Vevar, Alan Challenor, Keith Evans, Kelvin Horrobin, Denis Jones and Aideen Jones, formerly residential care staff of Bryn Alyn Community, and subsequent (b) police, (c) CPS and (d) court costs.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	64305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>Operation Pallial is an independent investigation by theNational Crime Agency. The policing costs of the investigation were £3.7 million covering the financial years 2012/13 until 2015/16. The estimated costs for 2016/17 are £730,000. The Home Office does not hold information on the costs in respect of individual strands of this operation or the costs relating to the Crown Prosecution Service or the courts.</p><p>Under Operation Pallial one woman has been arrested, charged and prosecuted. A total of 47 former care staff have been interviewed under caution, either post arrest, or as a consequence of Voluntary Attendance in relation to child abuse or child cruelty.</p><p>On average the length of time between arrest and charge has been 11 months, with a further 11 months between charge and trial at Crown Court.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 64055 64056 64057 64059 question first answered 23/02/2017 12:45:08 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

690449

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	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, what the cost of Operation Pallial has been to the public purse; and what the proportion of such costs are (a) police costs, (b) CPS costs and (c) court costs.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	64057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>Operation Pallial is an independent investigation by theNational Crime Agency. The policing costs of the investigation were £3.7 million covering the financial years 2012/13 until 2015/16. The estimated costs for 2016/17 are £730,000. The Home Office does not hold information on the costs in respect of individual strands of this operation or the costs relating to the Crown Prosecution Service or the courts.</p><p>Under Operation Pallial one woman has been arrested, charged and prosecuted. A total of 47 former care staff have been interviewed under caution, either post arrest, or as a consequence of Voluntary Attendance in relation to child abuse or child cruelty.</p><p>On average the length of time between arrest and charge has been 11 months, with a further 11 months between charge and trial at Crown Court.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 64055 64056 64059 64305 question first answered 23/02/2017 12:45:08 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

522651

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	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, what the (a) total, (b) police, (c) CPS and (d) court costs of Operation Pallial have been to date.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	39002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>Child abuse is an horrific crime and 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 report it to the police so that it can be thoroughly investigated. Operation Pallial is an independent investigation by the National Crime Agency. It has conducted 275 Achieving Best Evidence (ABE) interviews. A total of eight people have been convicted of one or more offences as a result of Operation Pallial investigations. Of the eight convicted so far, three had convictions for similar offences and five did not have criminal convictions for similar offences. The costs of the police operation for Operation Pallial are £3.7 million covering the financial years 2012/13 until 2015/16. The estimated costs for 2016/17 are £891,000. These costs represent the policing costs of the investigation. The Home Office does not hold information on the costs of this operation relating to the Crown Prosecution Service or the courts.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 39000 39001 question first answered 09/06/2016 14:58:52 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

524470

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2016
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2016 to Question 39000, how many of the eight people convicted as a result of Operation Pallial investigations had previous convictions for sexual offences.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	40262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency, leading Operation Pallial, has informed us that all interviews they have conducted have been under Achieving Best Evidence (ABE) guidelines and, where the need for appropriate adult or other support is identified, this has been provided. It is not possible to provide figures on the number of interviews conducted where a social worker has been present as this information is not held centrally.</p><p>Three people convicted as a result of Operation Pallial have previous convictions for sexual offences.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 40261 question first answered 15/06/2016 14:59:11 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

524469

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2016
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2016 to Question 39000, how many interviews with people making accusations of child abuse have been carried out by Operation Pallial under the Achieving Best Evidence guidance with a social worker present.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	40261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency, leading Operation Pallial, has informed us that all interviews they have conducted have been under Achieving Best Evidence (ABE) guidelines and, where the need for appropriate adult or other support is identified, this has been provided. It is not possible to provide figures on the number of interviews conducted where a social worker has been present as this information is not held centrally.</p><p>Three people convicted as a result of Operation Pallial have previous convictions for sexual offences.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 40262 question first answered 15/06/2016 14:59:11 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

522649

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	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 interviews with people making accusations of child abuse have been carried out by Operation Pallial under the Achieving Best Evidence guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	39000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>Child abuse is an horrific crime and 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 report it to the police so that it can be thoroughly investigated. Operation Pallial is an independent investigation by the National Crime Agency. It has conducted 275 Achieving Best Evidence (ABE) interviews. A total of eight people have been convicted of one or more offences as a result of Operation Pallial investigations. Of the eight convicted so far, three had convictions for similar offences and five did not have criminal convictions for similar offences. The costs of the police operation for Operation Pallial are £3.7 million covering the financial years 2012/13 until 2015/16. The estimated costs for 2016/17 are £891,000. These costs represent the policing costs of the investigation. The Home Office does not hold information on the costs of this operation relating to the Crown Prosecution Service or the courts.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 39001 39002 question first answered 09/06/2016 14:58:52 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

690448

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	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, how many former care staff (a) have been interviewed under Operation Pallial and (b) are under caution or arrest who have been accused of child abuse or child cruelty.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	64056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>Operation Pallial is an independent investigation by theNational Crime Agency. The policing costs of the investigation were £3.7 million covering the financial years 2012/13 until 2015/16. The estimated costs for 2016/17 are £730,000. The Home Office does not hold information on the costs in respect of individual strands of this operation or the costs relating to the Crown Prosecution Service or the courts.</p><p>Under Operation Pallial one woman has been arrested, charged and prosecuted. A total of 47 former care staff have been interviewed under caution, either post arrest, or as a consequence of Voluntary Attendance in relation to child abuse or child cruelty.</p><p>On average the length of time between arrest and charge has been 11 months, with a further 11 months between charge and trial at Crown Court.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 64055 64057 64059 64305 question first answered 23/02/2017 12:45:08 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman