Health Services: Offences against Children
Commons · Question 107984 · Tabled 23 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Sarah Champion
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Crime and Police Bill 2024-26, what assessment his Department has made of adequacy of training for reporting child sexual abuse for (a) healthcare professionals and (b) people
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 2 Feb 2026
The Government is committed to tackling the appalling crime of child sexual abuse. Every registered health professional working across the National Health Service has a professional duty of care to protect children from abuse, harm, or violence. This will...