Question follow-through · 13069

Crime and Policing Bill: Offences against Children

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

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Home Office
Tabled
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
29 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    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

  2. 29 Jun 2026

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  3. 29 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Home Office engages regularly with a wide range of stakeholders, including faith organisations, on the implementation of measures to tackle child sexual abuse. Ministers and officials have had discussions on mandatory reporting with representatives of...

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