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Offences against Children

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.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
13 Jan 2026
Target answer date
15 Jan 2026
Answer
20 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 15 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    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...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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19 Jan 2026 · 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.

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Incest: Convictions

19 Jan 2026 · 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.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Prisoners: Foreign Nationals

15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals are currently serving custodial sentences in prisons in England and Wales.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Prisoners' Release

15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were released early under emergency release schemes in each of the last five years.

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Courts: Standards

1 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court hearings were postponed in England and Wales in each of the last five years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Courts: Standards

1 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of court backlogs on victims of crime.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Prison Officers: Resignations

1 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers left the prison service in each of the last five years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Prisons: Staff

1 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels across the prison estate.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Prisons: Staff

1 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on prison staff were recorded in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years.

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Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will develop a national strategy to help reduce assaults on prison officers.

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Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of protective equipment issued to prison officers at reducing injuries from assaults.

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Prison Officers: Protective Clothing

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what process is available to developers seeking an independent operational evaluation of new prison officer safety equipment.