The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were placed in regulated children’s homes within each local authority boundary in the year ending 31 March 2015; and how many and what proportion of children in regulated children’s homes within each local authority boundary were the responsibility of that local authority in that year.
Edward Timpson
The information requested is attached.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-11-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children have committed criminal offences in the last three years; what the (a) age and (b) gender was of each such child; what offence was committed in each such case; and what distance away from home each child had been placed when the offence was committed.
Edward Timpson
The numbers of looked after children who were convicted or subject to a final warning or reprimand in 2012, 2013 and 2014 by age and gender is published in Table 4 of the statistical first release ‘Outcomes for Children Looked After by Local Authorities in England as at 31 March 2014’ at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/outcomes-for-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities.
The Department for Education does not collect information on the type of offence committed or the location of each child at the time of the offence.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish Alan Wood’s report on local safeguarding children’s boards’ roles and functions.
Edward Timpson
Alan Wood’s independent review of the role and functions of Local Safeguarding Children Boards has now been published. It can be found on GOV.UK at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wood-review-of-local-safeguarding-children-boards
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in each local authority area were excluded from school on the most recent date for which figures are available.
Edward Timpson
The number of permanent exclusions and the number of pupils with one or more fixed period exclusion by local authority area in England is published in the “Permanent and fixed period exclusions in England: 2013 to 2014”[1] National Statistics release.
The required information is available in Tables 19 and 20 of the “Local authority tables: SFR27/2015”. Please open the “Local authority tables: SFR27/2015”.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-10-22.
To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2015 to Question 11678, how many prosecutions for trafficking offences linked to County Lines investigations there have been in cases where a child under the age of 18 was trafficked to another area to distribute drugs; and what the outcomes were of each such prosecution.
Robert Buckland
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains no central record of prosecutions for trafficking offences linked to County Lines investigations. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-10-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children (a) under 16 and (b) under 18 were reported (i) missing and (ii) absent in each police force area for each year since 2012.
Karen Bradley
The most recent missing persons data report, covering the year 2012-2013, was published by the National Crime Agency in November 2014 and is available on the UK Missing Persons Bureau website. This report provides the number of children who were reported missing (in the age ranges 12 – 14 and 15 -17). The National Crime Agency intends to publish the annual reports covering 2013/14 and 2014/15 in spring 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-10-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the Missing Persons’ Analysis Data for 2013-14 to be published.
Karen Bradley
The most recent missing persons data report, covering the year 2012-2013, was published by the National Crime Agency in November 2014 and is available on the UK Missing Persons Bureau website. This report provides the number of children who were reported missing (in the age ranges 12 – 14 and 15 -17). The National Crime Agency intends to publish the annual reports covering 2013/14 and 2014/15 in spring 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-10-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15 under Section 49 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 where the victims were (A) under 16 years old and (B) between 16 and 19 years old.
Dominic Raab
The statutes concerned apply to victims aged under 18 years. A breakdown by age could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Data on justice outcomes for offences under sections 47, 48 and 49 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are published at the following link under ‘71.1 Abuse of children through prostitution and pornography – indictable only’ and ‘71.2 Abuse of children through prostitution and pornography – triable either way’:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428937/outcomes-by-offence-tables.xlsx
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-10-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15 under Section 48 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 where the victims were (A) under 16 years old and (B) between 16 and 19 years old.
Dominic Raab
The statutes concerned apply to victims aged under 18 years. A breakdown by age could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Data on justice outcomes for offences under sections 47, 48 and 49 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are published at the following link under ‘71.1 Abuse of children through prostitution and pornography – indictable only’ and ‘71.2 Abuse of children through prostitution and pornography – triable either way’:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428937/outcomes-by-offence-tables.xlsx
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-10-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions under Section 47 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 were made in (i) 2012 to 2013, (ii) 2013 to 2014 and (iii) to 2015 where the victim was (A) under 16 years old and (b) between 16 and 17 years old.
Dominic Raab
The statutes concerned apply to victims aged under 18 years. A breakdown by age could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Data on justice outcomes for offences under sections 47, 48 and 49 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are published at the following link under ‘71.1 Abuse of children through prostitution and pornography – indictable only’ and ‘71.2 Abuse of children through prostitution and pornography – triable either way’:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428937/outcomes-by-offence-tables.xlsx