Written questions

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...