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Offences against Children

Commons · Question 44220 · Tabled 4 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 10 Apr 2025

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Asked by Sarah Champion

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to improve data capture on the (a) number of private law proceedings that involve allegations of child sexual abuse and (b) outcomes of these cases.

Answer

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 10 Apr 2025

HM Courts and Tribunals Service will be introducing a new case management system for private law children‘s cases, Manage Cases. This system will identify each type of abuse or harm allegation made by an applicant, including child sexual abuse. This will ...