Written question asked by Margaret Moran (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 March 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 March 2000. It was answered by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Monday, 20 March 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in how many cases in England and Wales in each of the last three years contact or residence orders had been made by the courts in cases where children (a) were killed during contact visits with parents who had a history of domestic violence and (b) were killed in circumstances where the parents had separated due to domestic violence and were disputing contact or residence; how many children have been killed in England and Wales since 1st January 1995 in circumstances where the parents had separated as a result of domestic violence and were disputing contact or residence. - Including figure and fact that information cannot be separately identified in the statistics collected centrally.

Answer: Ms Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) in how many cases in England and Wales in each of the last three years contact or residence orders had been made by the courts in cases where children (a) were killed during contact visits with parents who had a history of domestic violence and (b) were killed in circumstances where the parents had separated due to domestic violence and were disputing contact or residence; [113947] (2) how many children have been killed in England and Wales since 1 January 1995 in circumstances where the parents had separated as a result of domestic violence and were disputing contact or residence. [113948] Mr. Boateng: I have been asked to reply. Just over 50 children a year in England and Wales are killed by their parents, but those killed during contact visits and in cases of disputed contact cannot be separately identified in the statistics collected centrally.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 346 c431W; 113947;113948
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Children Contact orders Domestic abuse Infanticide Parents Residence orders
Contains statistics: Yes