Homicide: Children
Commons · Question 21571 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many minors were murdered by family members in 2022-23; and what steps she plans to take to help prevent such deaths.
Answer
Answered by Janet Daby, 15 Jan 2025
In 2022/23, there were 201 notifications where a child had died and abuse or neglect was known or suspected or where a looked after child had died, whether or not abuse or neglect is known or suspected. These statistics show the number of incidents notifi...