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Offences against Children: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the mandatory duty to report child sexual abuse, introduced in the Crime and Policing Act, will come into effect.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
5 Jun 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the mandatory duty to report child sexual abuse, introduced in the Crime and Policing Act, will come into effect.

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    We expect the requirement to be commenced no earlier than 12 months following the date of Royal Assent to the Crime and Policing Act.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support alleged victims of modern slavery in the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light.

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Crime and Policing Bill: Offences against Children

24 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Church of England on the application of the statutory duty to report child sexual abuse in the Crime and Policing Act 2026 to disclosures made in religious