Offences against Children
Commons · Question 111536 · Tabled 6 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Rebecca Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 101646 on Offences against Children, whether guidance to volunteer groups will explicitly state that child sexual abuse must not be tolerated und
Answer
Answered by Jess Phillips, 12 Feb 2026
Guidance accompanying the new mandatory reporting duty will make clear that child sexual abuse must never be tolerated. The government will work closely with those impacted by the introduction of the duty to ensure it is clearly understood ahead of commen...