Question follow-through · 85612
Offences against Children: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with (a) Surrey County Council and (b) Surrey Police on child safeguarding following the conviction of Stephen Ireland.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 27 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 29 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 4 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with (a) Surrey County Council and (b) Surrey Police on child safeguarding following the conviction of Stephen Ireland.
29 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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4 Nov 2025
Answer published
Child sexual abuse is an abhorrent crime that no child should ever have to endure. We recognise the lifelong impact it can have on victims and survivors and remain committed to strengthening our response to this abuse.The department holds regular meetings...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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