Older People: Abuse
Commons · Question 53441 · Tabled 19 May 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 29 May 2025
Question
Asked by Ayoub Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken with police forces to ensure the accurate collection of data on the abuse of older people.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 29 May 2025
The Home Office is continuingly working with police forces to improve the quality of police recorded crime data collected.However, the safeguarding of vulnerable adults from abuse or neglect is a statutory duty for Local Authorities with Adult Social Serv...