Sarah Pochin MP: written questions 2026
380 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Discrimination: ReligionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 103696, what criteria were used by the Working Group to assess and weigh evidence submitted through the Call for Evidence.
Answer: The independent anti-Muslim hatred/Islamophobia definition working group submitted their findings for Ministers to consider. As we have made clear, Government will consider this advice in a way that protects our fundamental right to free speech. Any defin...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDiscrimination and Hate Crime: ReligionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 103696, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications of any proposed definition for the consistent
Answer: The independent anti-Muslim hatred/Islamophobia definition working group submitted their findings for Ministers to consider. As we have made clear, Government will consider this advice in a way that protects our fundamental right to free speech. Any defin...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 103696, whether his Department intends to issue guidance to public authorities on the application of any proposed non statut
Answer: The independent anti-Muslim hatred/Islamophobia definition working group submitted their findings for Ministers to consider. As we have made clear, Government will consider this advice in a way that protects our fundamental right to free speech. Any defin...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 103696, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of any proposed definition on evidential thres
Answer: The independent anti-Muslim hatred/Islamophobia definition working group submitted their findings for Ministers to consider. As we have made clear, Government will consider this advice in a way that protects our fundamental right to free speech. Any defin...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 103696, whether his Department has assessed the compatibility of a proposed Islamophobia definition with existing statutory
Answer: The independent anti-Muslim hatred/Islamophobia definition working group submitted their findings for Ministers to consider. As we have made clear, Government will consider this advice in a way that protects our fundamental right to free speech. Any defin...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 103696, whether his Department has sought legal advice on the compatibility of any proposed definition with existing crimina
Answer: The independent anti-Muslim hatred/Islamophobia definition working group submitted their findings for Ministers to consider. As we have made clear, Government will consider this advice in a way that protects our fundamental right to free speech. Any defin...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 103696 on Islamophobia, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that any proposed non statutory definition of (a) anti
Answer: The independent anti-Muslim hatred/Islamophobia definition working group submitted their findings for Ministers to consider. As we have made clear, Government will consider this advice in a way that protects our fundamental right to free speech. Any defin...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIncest: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for incest under section 25 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 have been recorded in each of the last five years, disaggregated by the ethnicity and gender of the offender.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions and convictions for a wide range of criminal offences including those under section 25 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in England and Wales within the Outcomes by Offences data tool. This can be downl...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: ProsecutionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted under section 25 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in each of the last five years, broken down by the recorded ethnicity of the defendant.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions and convictions for a wide range of criminal offences including those under section 25 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in England and Wales within the Outcomes by Offences data tool. This can be downl...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: Offences against ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when enhanced age verification and online safety measures to protect children from online facilitated sexual abuse will be implemented, in the context of the recommendations of the Inde
Answer: The Online Safety Act already meets the Inquiry’s recommendations on age-verification and online safety measures. The child safety duties require regulated services to implement highly effective age assurance to prevent children from accessing the most ha...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Victim Support SchemesHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of public expenditure on services supporting victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, and when those assessments will be published, in the context of the recommendati
Answer: The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Progress Update, published in April last year, set out clearly the actions the Government is taking to respond to IICSA’s recommendations. We are now delivering on those commitments overseen by an inter-ministerial group on...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: Child Sexual Abuse MaterialDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when regulated online service providers will be required to pre screen for known child sexual abuse material, in the context of the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child
Answer: The Online Safety Act contains provisions to address the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse’s recommendation. Under Section 121 of the Act, Ofcom has the power, where necessary and proportionate, to require regulated services to use accredited te...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when amendments to the Children Act 1989 to strengthen protections for children in local authority care will be brought forward, in the context of the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexua
Answer: Our ‘Tackling child sexual abuse: progress update’, published in April 2025, set out the government’s work to respond to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse’s recommendation to amend the Children Act 1989. The update is available at: https://w...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Codes of PracticeHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when joint inspections of compliance with the Victims’ Code for child sexual abuse cases will commence, in the context of the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
Answer: The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Progress Update, published in April last year, set out clearly the actions the Government is taking to respond to IICSA’s recommendations. We are now delivering on those commitments overseen by an inter-ministerial group on...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what actions are being taken to improve compliance with the Victims’ Code for survivors of child sexual abuse, in the context of the recommendation of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
Answer: The Government accepted recommendation 14 from the Inquiry to commission a joint inspection of compliance with the Victims’ Code in relation to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. The Criminal Justice Joint Inspectorates have confirmed that the i...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth Custody: Restraint TechniquesMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when legislation will be brought forward to prohibit the use of pain compliance techniques in custodial settings where children are detained, in the context of the recommendation of the Independent Inquiry into C
Answer: The Government has been undertaking work to determine the most suitable registration framework for the youth custody estate. A final decision on this had been planned, as set out in the Tackling Child Abuse Progress Update, for March 2026. Since the Progr...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to guarantee access to specialist therapeutic support services for child victims of sexual abuse, in the context of the recommendation of the Independent Inquiry into Chi
Answer: Last April, we committed to ambitious proposals in response to recommendation 16 from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. As part of our response to delivering on that promise, we are investing up to £50 million to roll out the internationall...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what timetable has been set for establishing a single national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse in England and Wales, in the context of the recommendation of the Independent Inquiry into Child S
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of victims and survivors being able to seek redress from institutions for sexual abuse suffered during childhood and that redress can take several forms.The Government is not currently taking forward any further st...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Codes of PracticeHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when a code of practice on the retention of and access to records relating to child sexual abuse will be published, in the context of the recommendation of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Ab
Answer: The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Progress Update, published in April last year, set out clearly the actions the Government is taking to respond to IICSA’s recommendations. We are now delivering on those commitments overseen by an inter-ministerial group on...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: CompensationHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government plans to remove the three year limitation period for civil personal injury claims relating to child sexual abuse, in the context of the recommendation of the Independent Inquiry in
Answer: The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Progress Update, published in April last year, set out clearly the actions the Government is taking to respond to IICSA’s recommendations. We are now delivering on those commitments overseen by an inter-ministerial group on...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Disclosure of InformationHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government intends to bring forward legislation to introduce mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse by designated professionals, in the context of the recommendation of the Independent Inq
Answer: The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Progress Update, published in April last year, set out clearly the actions the Government is taking to respond to IICSA’s recommendations. We are now delivering on those commitments overseen by an inter-ministerial group on...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks for individuals working with children overseas will be introduced, in the context of the recommendation of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual
Answer: The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Progress Update, published in April last year, set out clearly the actions the Government is taking to respond to IICSA’s recommendations. We are now delivering on those commitments overseen by an inter-ministerial group on...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVettingHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are being taken to strengthen compliance with the statutory duty to refer individuals to the Disclosure and Barring Service, as recommended by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual A
Answer: The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Progress Update, published in April last year, set out clearly the actions the Government is taking to respond to IICSA’s recommendations. We are now delivering on those commitments overseen by an inter-ministerial group on...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSecure Training Centres and Young Offender Institutions: StaffMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to introduce professional registration for staff working with children in (a) young offender institutions and (b) secure training centres.
Answer: The Government has been undertaking work to determine the most suitable registration framework for the youth custody estate. A final decision on this had been planned, as set out in the Tackling Child Abuse Progress Update, for March 2026. Since the Progr...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to commission a national public awareness programme on child sexual abuse.
Answer: The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Progress Update, published in April last year, set out clearly the actions the Government is taking to respond to IICSA’s recommendations. We are now delivering on those commitments overseen by an inter-ministerial group on...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →