Question follow-through · 94373

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether, as part of Recommendation 2 of the Casey Audit, the Cabinet Office has yet issued a formal instruction or preservation notice requiring the retention of records relevant to child sexual explo

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Home Office
Tabled
25 Nov 2025
Target answer date
1 Dec 2025
Answer
3 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 25 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether, as part of Recommendation 2 of the Casey Audit, the Cabinet Office has yet issued a formal instruction or preservation notice requiring the retention of records relevant to child sexual explo

  2. 1 Dec 2025

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  3. 3 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    In her Audit, Baroness Casey made clear that local authorities, police forces and other relevant agencies should be required not to destroy any relevant records, and we expect this to be the case. The Home Office has made the requirement clear to departme...

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Firearms: Licensing

5 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will issue guidance to firearms licensing departments on whether license holders will require mandatory training for firearms being used for deer management at either grant or renewal, fol

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Firearms: Licensing

9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will issue guidance to firearms licensing departments on mandating training for firearms being used for deer management at either grant or renewal.