Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 January 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 January 1998. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 January 1998 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Home Office

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the increase in the number of children who will be made the subject of a care order as a result of the operation of the child safety order provisions of the Crime and Disorder Bill and what estimate he has made of the increase in numbers of (a) probation officers, (b) social workers, (c) local authority education staff and (d) health authority staff which will be occasioned by the child safety and parenting provisions of the Crime and Disorder Bill; and if he will provide a breakdown of his estimate that the additional costs of child safety orders and parenting orders will not exceed £4 million per annum. - Inc figs and ref to Cm 3809.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

304 c583-4W;304 c577-8W; 23972;23969;23970

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Children Children in care Costs Court orders Health services Local government Staff Probation Young offenders Social services Social workers Parenting orders

Legislation

Crime and Disorder Bill (HL) 1997/98

Contains statistics

Yes