Written question asked by Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 7 November 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 November 2001. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 November 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to introduce legislation to strengthen the law in relation to protecting children and vulnerable people from sexual abuse; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to consultation paper 'Setting the Boundaries'. (Holding answer 12 November 2001).

Answer: Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to introduce legislation to strengthen the law in relation to protecting children and vulnerable people from sexual abuse; and if he will make a statement. [13893] Mr. Denham: [holding answer 12 November 2001]: When the Government set up the Sex Offences Review in January 1999, its terms of reference included "to provide coherent clear sex offences which protect individuals, especially children and the more vulnerable, from abuse and exploitation". We are committed to introducing strengthened legislation on sex offences, and will announce our conclusions once we have completed our analysis of the responses to the consultation paper `Setting the Boundaries'.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 13893; 374 c641W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Children Abuse Protection Offences against children Sexual offences
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk

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