The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2015-01-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of 111 referrals to A&E departments in NHS hospitals in Sussex over the Christmas and New Year period in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
Jane Ellison
The information is not available in the format requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2015-01-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of new cases of historic child abuse which have come forward in the last 12 months; and what recent assessment she has made of the capabilities of police forces to deal with such cases.
Lynne Featherstone
Child sexual abuse is a reprehensible crime which this government is determined to stamp out. 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. The Home Office does not collate statistics on the number of historic cases of child abuse being reported. The resourcing for individual operations investigating child sexual abuse is an operational matter for the relevant Chief Officer.
Operation Hydrant is the national policing response to the oversight and co-ordination of all child abuse investigations concerning persons of public prominence or those offences which took place historically in institutional
settings. Overseen by the National Policing Lead for Child Protection and Abuse Investigations, Operation Hydrant is responsible for the production of best practice guidance for Senior Investigating Officers (SIOs) investigating
relevant allegations.
The College of Policing has also produced Authorised Professional Practice (APP) for forces on Managing complex child abuse investigations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2015-01-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what instructions or guidance officials of her Department have given to members of the Independent Inquiry Panel into child sexual abuse about speaking in public about the work of that Panel.
Lynne Featherstone
Before the panel began its substantive work, and the secretariat was fully established, limited guidance was offered to those panel members who needed it.
Panel members are now supported by their own independent secretariat and Counsel. The secretariat will have its own procedures on speaking in publicabout the work of the Inquiry, although we would expect any procedures to respect the
confidentiality of meetings held with survivors.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2014-03-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Innovation Fund to Support Separated Families.
Steve Webb
We are funding 17 projects to help and support separated families in various parts of the country and piloting a range of approaches. The schemes conclude by April 2015 after which we will publish a full, independent evaluation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2014-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he took to publicise the consultation on extending civil partnerships to opposite sex partners.
Mrs Helen Grant
On 23 January 2014, when the consultation document was published, I made a Ministerial Written Statement to bring it to the attention of honourable members. This statement was repeated in the House of Lords, by my colleague, Baroness Northover. The publication of the consultation was also announced on the Culture, Media and Sport website. DCMS officials directly contacted around 50 organisations with an interest in the issues and asked other Departments to do the same. Officials also offered meetings to the principal stakeholders, several of which took up the offer, and emailed more than 1300 organisations and individuals who had registered an interest in receiving updates on equal marriage or related issues and highlighted the consultation in the February edition of the Women’s Engagement Newsletter, which is circulated to more than 2000 organisations and individuals.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2014-03-31.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made on implementing the early help recommendation of the Munro Review.
Mr Edward Timpson
In respect of Professor Munro’s recommendation on introducing a duty to secure provision of early help services, the Government has concluded there is sufficient legislation in place to deliver early help services to children and families. The Department for Education will continue to work with sector partners to reinforce existing legislation and understand how early help offers in local areas can be improved.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2014-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which hon. Members he consulted about the consultation on extension of civil partnerships to opposite sex couples.
Mrs Helen Grant
On 23 January 2014, when the consultation document was published, I made a Ministerial Written Statement to bring it to the attention of honourable members. This statement was repeated in the House of Lords, by my colleague, Baroness Northover. The publication of the consultation was also announced on the Culture, Media and Sport website. DCMS officials directly contacted around 50 organisations with an interest in the issues and asked other Departments to do the same. Officials also offered meetings to the principal stakeholders, several of which took up the offer, and emailed more than 1300 organisations and individuals who had registered an interest in receiving updates on equal marriage or related issues and highlighted the consultation in the February edition of the Women’s Engagement Newsletter, which is circulated to more than 2000 organisations and individuals.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2014-03-31.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which establishments are being investigated in relation to historical abuse by Jimmy Savile.
Mr Edward Timpson
The Secretary of State for Education’s statement to the House of 27 March provided a list of children’s homes and schools that are mentioned in the information passed to the Department for Education, and which are now being investigated. The statement is available at:
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2014-05-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department’s Personal Advocate Pilot for trafficked children will start; how non-governmental organisations will participate in the schemes; and when each pilot scheme in each participating local authority will start and end.
Karen Bradley
The Modern Slavery Bill will enable us to strengthen our response to human
trafficking and modern slavery for both adults and children. We announced in
January our intention to trial specialist independent advocates for victims of
child trafficking.
23 local authorities that represent a wide demographic range as well as major
transport hubs and asylum screening units have agreed to participate in the
trial. These areas also have the highest rates of trafficking referrals to the
National Referral Mechanism or are areas where we are aware of a high number of
trafficking investigations by law enforcement agencies.
We are currently considering bids from a number of voluntary and community
services organisations that were identified as potential providers of the
advocacy service because of the particular expertise they hold. When the trial
goes live we will invite a number of relevant stakeholders, including
non-governmental organisations, to inform the project through a consultative
group.
We have to consider this matter following the passing in the Lords of an
amendment to the Immigration Bill that has put on hold our proposals for these
trials.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2014-03-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many serious case reviews have been (a) commissioned and (b) published since June 2010.
Mr Edward Timpson
302 serious case reviews (SCRs) have been commissioned by local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) and notified to the Department for Education since June 2010. 114 have been published.
|
Serious case reviews commissioned |
Serious case reviews published[1] |
|
|
10 June 2010 to 31 March 2011 |
52 |
0 |
|
1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 |
55 |
12 |
|
1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 |
81 |
31 |
|
1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 |
114 |
71 |
|
Total |
302 |
114 |
136 SCRs are currently in progress. 30 SCRs have been notified as not for publication due to compelling reasons related to the welfare of the children directly related to these cases.
22 SCRs have been completed and have not yet been published due to outstanding police investigations, criminal proceedings and welfare issues.
We have set up a national panel of independent experts who will advise and challenge LSCBs on any case where an LSCB has concerns about the publication of an SCR report and/or intends not to publish an SCR report.
[1] Overview reports only. These figures do not include executive summaries published during this period.